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Survey on the state of nano-safety research

Recently, a survey on the state of nano-safety research in the European Union and the USA was conducted for the first time.

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MC-Bauchemie acquires majority of a company in Ethiopia

By the end of November 2018, an entity of the MC-Bauchemie Group acquired the majority of shares in Licon Manufacturing PLC, a manufacturer of plasters and ...

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Highly branched polymethylphenylsiloxane grafted epoxy resin copolymer

A current study deals with the synthesis of highly branched polymethylphenylsiloxane grafted epoxy resin copolymer for high efficiency ablation thermal protection...

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Clariant and Saudi Kayan to evaluate alkoxylates joint venture

Clariant announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Kayan, a Saudi joint stock company in the field of chemicals, polymers and ...

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Water-borne polyaniline-graft-alkyd for anti-corrosion coating

In a new study, researchers prepared water-borne polyaniline-graft-alkyd for anti-corrosion coatings and carried out a comparison study with physical blend.

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Sudarshan opens application development lab in Europe

Growth at the Evonik site in Krefeld: the Indian pigment manufacturer starts to operate the first application development lab outside of India.

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Liquid mobility on superwettable surfaces for applications in energy and the environment

Scientists have recently investigated liquid mobility on superwettable surfaces for energy and environmental applications.

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BCF publishes coatings care study

BCF’s coatings care study results reveal major environmental and safety improvements for the coatings industry.

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Superhydrophilic antifog surface by sol-gel method

Scientists recently reported a single step and a one pot by using spin coating method for the preparation of optically transparent, superhydrophilic, antifogging ...

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Market study on industrial floor coatings

According to a new research report the industrial floor coatings market is estimated to exceed EUR 6,1 thousand millions by 2024.

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Diisocyanates: Support for REACH restriction

Over the years, polyurethanes have been used to a growing extent in a large variety of end uses, like foams, coatings, adhesives, sealants, etc. One of the ...

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Optical properties of high solid water-borne polyurethane

Recently, researchers succeeded to tune the optical properties of high solid waterborne polyurethane from matt to anti-glare.

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Heubach publishes first sustainability report

Heubach Group published its first sustainability report for the 2017 financial year, offering an insight into the sustainability topics that are relevant for the ...

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Analysis of in-mold coating process and ion beam irradiation

Researchers recently explored in-mold coating process that can conduct injection molding and coating in the cavity.