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Ashland forms new partnership with Anagraf Comercial Grafica
Ashland and Anagraf Comercial Grafica will be working together in the field of ultraviolet curable varnishes, adhesives and high-quality primers for the label graphic industry.
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What happens with titanium dioxide?
Will titanium dioxide be classified? This question has been on the minds of the European coatings industry for a long time. The fact that there was no decision before the European elections is causing...
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Self-cleaning abilities of superhydrophobic coatings using silica nanoparticles
For an actual study superhydrophobic coatings were prepared using hydrophobic silica nanoparticles. The coating on every substrate revealed self-cleaning ability.
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Hardide Coatings receives Nadcap Merit Status for coatings
Nadcap recognises Hardide Coatings for its performance in aerospace quality by awarding Nadcap Merit status for coatings.
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Preparation and hydrophobicity improvement of fluorinated poly (styrene-acrylate) / ferrocene composites
A recent study examines the hydrophobicity improvement of fluorinated poly (styrene-acrylate) / ferrocene composites. The WAC of composite films increased from 45 to 121° before and after oxidation.
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Applied Graphene Materials signs distribution agreement with Carst & Walker
Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) has signed a distribution agreement with Carst & Walker (C&W) that will extend the Company's commercial reach into the South African chemical markets.
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Additives to give a new life to plastics and textiles with coatings that are difficult to recycle
The Decoat project will allow to avoid landfilling 75% of the volume of textiles and plastics with coatings that until now were difficult to recycle – thanks to the incorporation of smart additives....
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Beckers Group publishes its 2018 sustainability report
Industrial coatings company Beckers has published its 2018 sustainability report, giving a comprehensive picture of last year’s activities.
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“Good rheological modification may help reduce the overall cost”
Complexity is one of the main hurdles for coating formulators. We spoke with Yannick Nabil-Moreau, Global Technical Manager at Arkema about the role of additives in complexity reduction and other trends...
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Reversible superglues inspired by snail epiphragm
Researchers have presented a snail epiphragm-inspired adhesion mechanism where a polymer gel system demonstrates superglue-like adhesion strength (up to 892 N⋅cm−2) that is also reversible.
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Axalta’s “Vibes Trend Report 1.2019” is available
In its seventh edition, the "Vibes Trend Report" features four new trend themes: sense, lavish, austere and visionary. As each trend contains 6 colours, it is a selection of 24 new colours.
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Effect of tetraaniline nanofiber on the anticorrosion performance of waterborne epoxy coating
A recent study discusses the addition of tetraaniline based conducting nanofiber (TANF) on the anticorrosive properties of waterborne epoxy coatings on Q235 mild steel.
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Job cuts planned at BASF
The chemical company BASF is planning to reduce the number of employees. Also affected is BASF Coatings in Münster with a good 200 of 2400 jobs, according to an interview with CEO Martin Brudermüller...
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Teknos to strengthen its position in the Czech Republic by acquiring Finnproduct
Teknos has made an agreement and closed the deal to acquire Czech paint distributor Finnproduct s.r.o. to strengthen its position in the market.