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PU coatings with pressure sensitive adhesion property
A new study demonstrates that thermoplastic polyurethane coatings with good tack at 10–37 °C can be prepared by using mixtures of polyethers of different ...
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Architectural coatings: “An Increasing Trend Toward Bio-Based Solutions”
There remain many questions surrounding use of sustainable or bio-based solutions for the paint sector, but a trend is noticeable, say Mike Law, global business...
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New developments for wood coatings
Submit an abstract to the most important and biggest wood coatings conference in Europe.
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Bio-based coatings in the focus of the April issue
Most paints and coatings are still based on petrochemistry. However, bio-based coatings are on the upswing and are the focus topic of the April issue. The magazine...
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Stora Enso starts ecofriendly replacement of phenol
Stora Enso launches bio-based lignin as renewable replacement for oil-based phenolic materials and takes a further step on its way to replacing fossil-based ...
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Antifouling marine coatings of novel acylamino compounds
Scientists recently synthesised two novel antifoulant analogues of natural products including indole by Michael addition.
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Tesa SE posts double-digit growth in 2017
Tesa SE brought the 2017 fiscal year to a positive close. The development of the business in the U.S. was highly positive again, most especially in terms of ...
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Innovative precursor for thermal insulative coating
A recently published paper deals with the innovation of a new precursor for enhancing the intumescence properties of paints, as thermal insulative coating for ...
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Evonik is investing into its US Specialty Methacrylate plant
Evonik is expanding its production capacities for methacrylate crosslinkers of the Visiomer brand with an investment in the low single-digit million-euro range. ...
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Anti-corrosive paint with improved toughness
A group of scientists developed an anti-corrosive paint with improved toughness by using carboxyl terminated modified epoxy resin.
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LED has become dominant in many UV curing applications
The UV curing sector is a versatile part of the coatings industry. In the last years especially the UV LED technology had a huge impact on the sector. We spoke...
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Covestro sells its sheets outlet in the USA
Covestro sells its Polycarbonates (PCS) sheets business located in Sheffield (US) to US-based acrylics sheets manufacturer Plaskolite LLC.
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EU plans new limits for further chemicals
European Commission takes further action to better protect workers against cancer-causing chemicals