News
News Coatings Technologies
Monitoring drying process of varnish
Scientists present a new optical method to study the drying process of varnish based on immersion solid matching technique.
News Raw Materials
UK Coatings Group acquires British coatings producer Thomas Howse
UK Coatings Group, part of the Sheibani Group, has acquired UK coatings producer Thomas Howse based in Rowley Regis near Birmingham, UK.
News Coatings Technologies
NIR LEDs and NIR lasers as feasible alternatives to oven processes
Near-infrared (NIR) laser sources (800–1000 nm) can potentially reduce the processing time for curing by a fast heating and incorporation of NIR absorbers into the coating.
News Raw Materials
Brenntag North America opens new Technology & Innovation Center
Brenntag North America, part of the Brenntag Group, global distributor of chemical and ingredients, announces the grand opening of its new Coatings & Construction Technology & Innovation Center...
News Application Areas
The role of calcium on the formation of alkali-silica reaction products
In a recently published study, thermodynamic data for synthesised ASR products (i.e., K-shlykovite, Na-shlykovite and ASR-P1) at 80 °C are determined.
News Coatings Technologies
Water-borne-coatings: “A major improvement lies in designing emulsifier-free emulsions”
Water-borne coatings have been the key-component to transform the coatings industry to a more sustainable way of doing its business. However, there are still challenges especially in corrosion resistance....
News Raw Materials
BASF commences its smart Verbund project in China
BASF officially launched its smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China, and commenced building its first plants.
News Coatings Technologies
Associative thickener for water-based polymer dispersions and paints
A current article focuses on developing a rheological approach to identify a suitable associative thickener (AT) for a paint formulation.
News Raw Materials
CHT group acquires Keimadditec Surface
On 27 November 2019 the CHT group, a supplier of speciality chemicals, acquired Keimadditec Surface (KAS) that was previously part of the Keim Group.
News Application Areas
Epoxy adhesives for metal-polymer lap-joint applications
In a new work, epoxy formulations containing phenolic resin, recycled tire powder, and clay nanoplatelets were optimised based on L9 Taguchi experimental design approach.
News Raw Materials
Martin Kanert becomes the new managing director of german association VdL
The German coatings industry has a new Managing Director: Martin Kanert (57) will take over the leadership of the industry association VdL with over 200 member companies as of December 1, 2019.
News Application Areas
Generation of durable easy-to-clean coatings on foils
A novel and durable easy-to-clean coating based on a UV-curable clearcoat with incorporated SiO2 particles and a thin functional polymer coating based on a zwitterionic phosphorylcholine was developed...
News Raw Materials
Akzo Nobel expands US wood coatings site
Akzo Nobel digs in to launch EUR 50 million investment in its US wood coatings site at High Point, North Carolina.
News Coatings Technologies
Lanxess planning AI-assisted formulation development for Urethane Systems
Lanxess is broadening its use of artificial intelligence (AI) in product development. The specialty chemicals company has launched a project aimed at expanding its range of prepolymers.