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Akzo Nobel acquires Romanian company Fabryo
Akzo Nobel has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Fabryo Corporation S.R.L. (Fabryo), becoming the leader in the Romanian decorative...
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Preventive coating for building stones
Scientists recently developed a new preventive coating for building stones mixing a water repellent and an eco-friendly biocide.
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Dow to make phased expansions of global glycol ethers capacity
The Dow Chemical Company announced a series of phased, incremental investments to expand its global glycol ethers capacity to meet increasing demand in key ...
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Upscaling the elastic stiffness of foam concrete
Recently scientists upscaled the elastic stiffness of foam concrete as a three-phase composite material.
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Beckers group receives EcoVadis CSR gold standard
Beckers Group has received its first gold rating for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance by EcoVadis. The company published its annual sustainability...
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Antimicrobial coating of cotton
Recently sceintists developed a green and facile approach to durable antimicrobial coating of cotton by using silver nanoparticles, whey protein, and natural ...
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Axalta receives EcoVadis Gold Star award
Axalta Coating Systems has received a Gold Star award from EcoVadis, the international sustainability and CSR ratings firm.
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Fabricating APP-containing polyurethane
Recently scientists reported that Hydroxyl-functionalized APP (HAPP) based PU possessed superior flame-retardant and smoke suppression efficiency.
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Ross Straughan joins Blagden
Blagden Specialty Chemicals Ltd has made a new appointment to its management team to further drive the company’s growth.
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New accelerated corrosion test
Scientists have proposed a new cyclic corrosion test (CCT) for evaluating corrosion resistance of anti-corrosion coatings.
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Ford honours Axalta at 20th annual world excellence awards
Axalta Coating Systems was recognised as a top-performing global supplier for Ford Motor Company at the 20th annual Ford World Excellence Awards.
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Ceramic hyperbranched alkyd/γ-Al2O3 nanorods composite as a surface coating
A recently published work reports engineering an eco-friendly series of ceramic hyperbranched alkyd/γ-Al2O3 nanorods composite coatings via solution casting...
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Collaboration between Krüss and Linseis for high-temperature contact angles
Krüss GmbH and Linseis will be following a common path in the field of high-temperature contact angle measurement.
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Development of anti-corrosive paint with improved toughness
Recently scientists developed an anti-corrosive paint with improved toughness by using carboxyl terminated modified epoxy resin.