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LUM holds sales meeting in Berlin
The 20th International Sales Meeting will be hosted by LUM GmbH in Berlin-Adlershof from 23-25 January.
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BASF to partner with Adani to evaluate investment in acrylics value chain in India
BASF SE, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Adani Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate a major joint investment in the acrylics value chain. This would be BASF’s...
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Influence of non-adsorbing polymers on drying of fresh mortars
In a recently published paper, scientists compare the drying of non-reactive materials (glass beads packing) with the one of fresh mortars.
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European Coatings Show: Academia meets business
The European Coatings Show will welcome several institutes and universities. Amongst others, the University of Applied Sciences Niederrhein, the University of Paderborn and the Fraunhofer Institute for...
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Rust-Oleum opens floor coating manufacturing facility in Minnesota
Rust-Oleum are marking the opening of a new 110,000 square foot floor coating manufacturing facility in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
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Harmful odorous substances identified in acrylic paints
A research team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV has for the first time characterised the odor of acrylic paints and identified harmful odorous substances.
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BASF and Guangdong provincial government sign framework agreement for Verbund site in China
Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, and Lin Shaochun, Deputy Governor of Guangdong Province, signed a more detailed framework agreement in Ludwigshafen for the...
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Fraunhofer IVV develops stable bio-wax dispersions
The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV is researching extraction processes for the production of bio-wax and the development of bio-wax dispersions from it.
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Water dynamics of Portland cement paste with nano-additives
Researchers have recently shown that the concentration of nano-silica (NS) governs the early-age hydration process in Portland cements.
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Benseler takes over Beteo
With effect from 1 January 2019, the Benseler Group has acquired LISI Automotive Beteo GmbH & Co. KG, Gummersbach, Germany.