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Improving the anticorrosive performance of epoxy coatings

Recently, scientists investigated the improvement of anticorrosive performance of epoxy coatings by embedding various percentages of unmodified and imidazole...

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CQTI hires Charles Kimbler as director

Chem Quest Technology Institute (CQTI) announced that Charles Kimbler has joined as a director, effective immediately.

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Stimuli-responsive polymers and their applications

Recently scientists reviewed stimuli-responsive polymers and their applications in the areas of sensing and biosensing, drug delivery, and actuators.

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Mergers and acquisitions: Who bought whom?

It would be no exaggeration to say that the industry went on a buying spree in 2017. Nearly every week, takeovers were announced, and agreements reached. The ...

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BASF investigates establishment of second Verbund site in China

BASF is investigating the possibility of building a highly-integrated "Verbund” chemical production site in the South Chinese province of Guangdong.

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July issue: Functional coatings in the focus

Functional coatings are the focus topic of the July/August issue of the European Coatings Journal. The magazine is also available in European Coatings 360°.

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Synthesis of UV-curing waterborne polyurethane-acrylate coating

Recently scientists synthesised UV-curing waterborne polyurethane-acrylate coating and its photopolymerisation kinetics by using FT-IR and photo-DSC methods....

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BCF celebrates 25th anniversary of printing ink members

Recently the British Coatings Federation’s printing inks members celebrated their 25th anniversary.

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Influence of diol chain extender on self-healing polyurethane coatings

In a new work scientists investigated the influence of diol chain extender on the morphology and the properties of thermally-triggered UV-stable self-healing...

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“The printing and coatings market in Turkey demonstrates a progress close to European market trends”

Toyo Ink recently announced to buy land in Turkey for the expansion of R&D and production capacities of its Turkish subsidiary. We spoke to Yakup Benli, CEO of ...

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CHT Group with sales record once again

The CHT Group achieves again a sales record in 2017 - currency developments and high raw material costs burden the result.

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A biomimetic hierarchical structure constructed from waterborne polyurethanes

Recently scientists developed a biomimetic hierarchical structure with a hydrophilic surface and a hydrophobic subsurface constructed from waterborne polyurethanes ...

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Sanitized AG founds new company

Sanitized AG is pooling together its longstanding expertise in the area of antimicrobials for paints and coatings into a single company, the newly founded Sanitized...

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New coatings make natural fabrics waterproof

A team at MIT has fabricated a coating that not only adds water-repellency to natural fabrics such as cotton and silk, but is also more effective than the existing ...