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Interview: “A clear downward trend in incident rates
Safety in the workplace is a hot topic in the coatings sector. David Starkey of CEPE's Operational Safety & Risk Assessment (OSRA) group on the status quo ...
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Considering the effect of graphene loading in water-based epoxy coatings
In a recently published paper, researchers investigated the effect of graphene as a potential additive for anticorrosive organic coatings.
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Birla Carbon Spain invests in increasing production capacity
Carbon black manufacturer Birla Carbon Spain announced an investment of EUR 5 million towards sustainability and energy efficiency projects, to increase its ...
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Slot die stripe coating of low viscous fluids
Scientists have recently shown that an upper limit significantly reduces the process window for stripe coatings.
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DSM expands production capacity in Germany
Royal DSM has announced the operational launch of a new state-of-the-art polyester production facility in Meppen, Germany.
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Scratch resistance on automotive clearcoats
A recently published study deals with the fundamentals and characterisations of scratch resistance on automotive clearcoats.
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Five facts about the five most important additives
Additives are critical components for the successful formulation of any modern-day coating and ink. Five additive classes can be considered the leading types. ...
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Akzo Nobel completes sale of its specialty chemicals business
The split of Akzo Nobel’s specialty chemicals business to U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group and Singapore’s GIC is complete.
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Omnova acquires supplier in European coating resins
Omnova Solutions Inc. announced that it has acquired Resiquímica, S.A., a Portugal-based producer of resins and binders for the coatings and building and construction...
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Bio-based treatment versus benzotriazole on corroded copper surfaces
Scientists recently compared a bio-based corrosion inhibitor versus benzotriazole (BTA) on corroded copper surfaces.
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Safic-Alcan extends its distribution agreement with PMC Organometallix
French specialty chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan announced the extension of its distribution agreement with PMC Organometallix Inc. to the UK and Ireland.
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Calcium carbonate precipitation and its effects on the degradation of oil well cement
Scientists recently examined the range of solution conditions that can lead to pore-clogging occurring during leaching of cement in contact with carbonated ...
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Evonik to expand its hydrophobic fumed silica capacities
Evonik Industries will invest an amount in the low double-digit million euro range to expand its Rheinfelden facility, Germany, which further processes hydrophilic...
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Interview: “East Africa is a fairly stable and growing region”
Akzo Nobel has opened a new coatings production facility in Kenya. Located in the capital, Nairobi, the long-term plan is to expand further. We spoke to Baron ...