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Akzo Nobel in North America: “Greater colour and made-to-order options”
Akzo Nobel just broke ground for a EUR 50 million wood coatings facility in north America. We spoke to CEO Thierry Vanlancker about the new production site and the company's plans for north America.
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Effects of conductive polymers in coatings with zinc particles
The objective of a new work was to compare the anticorrosion effects of organic coatings containing zinc metal consisting of either lamellar particles or isometric particles and to reduce the zinc metal...
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Offensive for the transparency of ingredients in the construction industry
DSM, Giga, Toxnot and Chenyang Paint collaborate to advocate for ingredient transparency in the construction industry.
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Cardanol-based polybenzoxazine superhydrophobic coating
Cardanol-based polybenzoxazine and amino-modified silica nanoparticles were combined to develop a superhydrophobic coating (PC-a/SiO2) on mild steel for anti-corrosion coating application.
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Chembid expands activities in Indian chemicals market
Chembid, the world's largest meta-search engine for chemicals and plastics, plans to expand its activities in India in 2020.
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Influence of filler effect on the sulfate requirement of blended cements
A recently published study investigates the mechanism behind the impact of two SCMs on the sulfate balance of blended cements.
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Bodo Möller Chemie distributes medical products from Henkel Adhesives
The Bodo Möller Chemie group, provider of specialty chemicals and complete solutions for the industry, has deepened its partnership with Henkel even more.
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New eBook: Automation in Coatings Production
While the automation of processes can ensure higher efficiency, the question arises how this affects the coatings industry. A new eBook shows what is already automatable and how the coatings industry can...
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UV-stable electrocoats for corrosion protection and structural bonding
As part of a research project, scientists developed new coating technologies for mobile machinery for ACE, e.g. agricultural machines.
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Lanxess acquires Brazilian biocide manufacturer
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is strengthening its position as global manufacturers of active biocidal ingredients and formulations and has acquired Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda. (IPEL).
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Water-borne ultraviolet (UV)-curable coatings based on microgels
Researchers demonstrated for the first time successful fabrication of microgels based on branched poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) and their incorporation into water-soluble polyacrylate (WPA).
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Sika acquires Romanian manufacturer of construction materials
Sika has agreed to acquire Adeplast SA, a major manufacturer of mortars and thermal insulation solutions in Rumania.
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Axalta expands in Turkey
Axalta Coating Systems has recently acquired a manufacturing site in Çerkezköy, Turkey, for its powder coating business. What does that mean for the company? We took a closer look and spoke with Axaltas...
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Monitoring drying process of varnish
Scientists present a new optical method to study the drying process of varnish based on immersion solid matching technique.