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Evonik and Wynca form joint venture to produce fumed silica
Evonik Industries and the Chinese company Wynca have agreed to form a joint venture. The new company, in which Evonik will hold 60 percent, will produce fumed ...
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Developments in VCI coatings for metal
A new article reviews recent developments in the volatile corrosion inhibitor (VCI) coatings for metal.
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Market study on textile coatings market
A recently compiled research report claims that textile coatings industry is anticipated to generate a revenue of more than EUR 6,5 thousand millions by 2024. ...
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Polyurethane with an ionic liquid crosslinker
A recently published investigation reports on the synthesis of a new class of ionic liquid crosslinked shape-memory polyurethane (PU-IL).
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Five facts about the Japanese coatings market
Japan is one of the largest coatings markets in Asia and one of the most mature - good reason to have a closer look at it. We have put together five interesting...
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Brenntag acquires specialty chemicals distributor Alphamin
Brenntag announces it has completed the acquisition of all shares of specialty chemicals distributor Alphamin S.A., headquartered in Wavre, Belgium, and its ...
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Porosity measurements in suspension plasma sprayed YSZ coatings
Scientists lately carried out porosity measurements in suspension plasma sprayed YSZ coatings using NMR cryoporometry and X-ray microscopy.
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New video on more stable dispersions
In a recent webcast Roman Severac of Angus Chemical explained to the European Coatings community how dispersion properties can be improved with amino alcohols....
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Philippine coatings industry wants to ban lead pigments
Lead is still not banned from paints in many countries around the world. In the Philippines, the local industry stakeholders are playing a major role in efforts...
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Effect of artificial weathering on the performance of coating systems
The effects of ultraviolet light irradiation and water spray and temperature cycling on the color stability of waterborne coating systems on spruce used for wooden ...
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International Applications appointed as UK distributor for Helios
International Applications (IAL), through their Japanese stakeholder Eguchi Iwao, have recently been appointed as the UK distributor for Helios industrial paint...
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Montmorillonite nanoclay-based self-healing coatings on AA 2024-T4
In a new study scientists investigated the self-healing ability of montmorillonite nanoclay-based coatings on AA 2024-T4.
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MSCI upgrades sustainability rating of Covestro
MSCI, one of the world’s leading index suppliers, has raised Covestro’s sustainability rating from BBB to A.
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Morphological properties of airbrush spray-deposited enzymatic cellulose thin films
In a recently published paper scientists investigate the layer formation of enzymatic cellulose by airbrush spray coating on silicon oxide surfaces.