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Merry Christmas and a happy new year
The European Coatings team wishes you Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
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Vinyl intumescent coatings modified with platelet-type nanofillers
A solvent-borne poly(vinyl acetate)-based intumescent paint was modified with two types of platelet-type nanofillers, i.e. a natural sodium montmorillonite ...
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Lanxess strengthens global production network for flame retardants
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess plans to strengthen its global asset base for flame retardant additives with investments of around EUR 200 million over the ...
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Robust alkyd/exfoliated graphene oxide nanocomposite as surface coating
In a new work, researchers developed a novel robust alkyd/exfoliated graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets composite coating via solution casting.
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Azelis is new distributor of Angus in Russia and Belarus
Angus Chemical Company has announced a new distribution agreement with Azelis in Russia and Belarus.
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Vegetable ashes as supplementary cementitious materials
In a recently published article, researchers discuss the use of vegetable ashes as supplementary cementitious materials.
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Rembrandtin receives award for apprenticeship training
On 10th December Rembrandtin was awarded the quality seal "TOP-Lehrbetrieb 2019-2022" by the Vienna Chamber of Commerce.
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Five facts about wood coatings
Wood is everywhere. And the natural material is almost always also coated. We have summarised five facts about the global wood coatings market.
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Curing epoxy resin with anhydride in the presence of halloysite nanotubes
In curing epoxy resin with anhydride in the presence of halloysite nanotubes, researchers recently discovered contradictory effects of filler concentration.
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Coatings manufacturer Berger makes new major investments
Two new warehouses and logistics halls as well as a large technology centre for development and application technology are being built at the Grünstadt site. ...
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Quantum chemical studies on the inhibitive effect of silane derivatives
Researchers recently conducted a study of the inhibitory effect of silane derivatives using DFT calculations.
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Powder coatings are in the focus of the December issue
The December issue of European Coatings Journal is out and features a full package on powder coatings: a market report, a product overview and expert interviews....
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Evonik appoints new managers
Evonik has appointed several new managers to its segments’ boards.
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Structure-functional property relationship of aliphatic polyurethane-silica hybrid films
Novel aliphatic polyurethane-silica hybrid films were prepared using prepolymerisation method in the presence of spherical, submicron amorphous SiO2 Sidistar...