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Siegwerk opens ink lab at Clemson university’s Sonoco institute
Siegwerk held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony to celebrate the new Siegwerk ink lab at Clemson university’s Sonoco institute of packaging design and graphics on September 4th.
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Interface crack initiation of self-healing cementitious materials
Scientists have recently conducted a numerical investigation on interface crack initiation and propagation behaviour of self-healing cementitious materials.
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Groundbreaking ceremony of Evonik’s new complex in Marl
Specialty chemicals company Evonik has officially begun construction on its largest investment to date in Germany.
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Bio-based coatings survey: “Prices will go down”
Bio-based raw materials for coatings have so far led a niche existence, but there are clear signs that this could change. We have asked you, our readers, how you see this. What is important and what difficulties...
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Effect of polyurea coating on flexural strength of coated ceramic tiles
The mechanism of a polyurea coating on the flexural strength of coated ceramic tiles was studied by three-point bending together with FEM simulation.
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CEPE appoints a new Managing Director
Christel Davidson will succeed Jan van der Meulen as the managing director of CEPE.
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Epple and Sun Chemical cooperate in direct food contact inks business
Epple Druckfarben AG, Neusäß, Germany, and Sun Chemical, a manufacturer of printing inks, have announced the conclusion of an exclusive agreement for a migration-free sheet-fed offset printing ink for...
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Influence of nano-silica and polyethylene wax on the scratch behaviour of PU coatings
The scratch behaviour and resistance of acrylic-based polyurethane coatings were studied recently.
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Clariant expands catalyst production in China
Specialty chemicals company Clariant has announced a significant expansion of its catalyst production facility in Panjin, Liaoning Province in northeastern China.
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From weeds to adhesives
The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (MPI CEC) and the Ethiopian University of Addis Ababa are launching a new project to produce sustainable chemical products from a "weed".
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Majority of EU countries vote against Commission proposal on titanium dioxide classification
In an expert hearing (CARACAL) last week, several EU Member States rejected the classification of titanium dioxide as carcinogenic. However, the Commission has announced that it will continue the process...
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Brenntag to acquire Taiwanese distributor Neuto Chemical
Brenntag announces the acquisition of 100 % of the shares of the Taiwanese specialty and industrial chemicals distributor, Neuto Chemical.
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New cost-saving durable anticorrosive and antibacterial coatings
Scientists recently prepared Na-P-zeolite from kaolin and subjected it to a cation-exchange process to achieve anticorrosive and antibacterial effects.
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Chromaflo Technologies acquires dispersion division of Liquid Colours
Chromaflo Technologies, a global provider of colorant technology solutions, announced it has concluded a purchase agreement for its colorant dispersion division with Liquid Colours of South Africa.