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BASF and TU Berlin launch artificial intelligence cooperation
BASF and Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) have signed an agreement to cooperate closely in the area of machine learning.
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New sources for supplementary cementitious materials
In a current paper, researchers present new sources for supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs).
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How solvent manufacturers can comply with REACH
ESIG, the European Solvents Industry Group, a Sector Group within Cefic, provides guidance to solvent manufacturers and importers on ways to comply with REACH requirements.
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Vink Chemicals acquires technical biocide brands from Schülke & Mayr
Biocide producer Vink Chemicals from Kakenstorf, Lower Saxony, Germany, is expanding its range of technical biocides and entering the oil and gas business.
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Synthesis of renewable and self-curable thermosetting hyperbranched polymers
In a recently published study, researchers prepared a renewable and self-curable thermosetting hyperbranched polymers (DSEHP-n) by a click reaction.
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Sika commissions new mortar factory in Cameroon
Sika is further expanding its presence in West Africa and starting operations in a new facility for mortars in Cameroon.
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Layer-by-layer films for antifungal coatings
Recently, researchers developed layer-by-layer films based on polyaniline, titanate nanotubes and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide for antifungal coatings.
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Lehmann & Voss & Co. celebrate anniversary
On August 8th of this year, Lehmann & Voss & Co. celebrated its 125th anniversary in Hamburg.
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Development of an image-based gloss measurement instrument
A new paper reports on the development of a measurement instrument to perform gloss measurements using an image-based detector.
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Digitisation: “A completely new flow of information”
Digitisation presents a huge opportunity but it comes with many challenges. Mike Bach, CEO of Prisma, explains what digital solutions entail for the coatings industry and what mistakes companies should...
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BASF starts construction of new surface treatment site in China
The Surface Treatment global business unit of the Coatings division of BASF, operating under the Chemetall brand, has started construction of its surface treatment site in the Dushan Port Economic Development...
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Colour changes prediction in the surfaces of painted wood
A critical view on the possibility of colour changes prediction in the surfaces of painted wood exposed outdoors using accelerated weathering in Xenotest has just been published.
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Biesterfeld Spezialchemie acquires Lindberg & Lund AS
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie acquires the Lindberg & Lund Group, a Norwegian distribution company with its headquarters in Vestby/Oslo, Norway.
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Corrosion behaviour of Ppy coating modified by PEG doped ammonium bifluoride
In a new study, polypyrrole (Ppy) coatings embedded by polyethylene glycol (PEG) doped ammonium bifluoride (doped Ppy) was deposited on the AZ31 Mg alloy using cyclic voltammetry.