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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 ...
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Akzo Nobel strengthens African presence with new facility in Kenya
Akzo Nobel has opened a new coatings production facility in Kenya. Located in the capital, Nairobi, the long-term plan is to expand further and use Kenya as a ...
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Recent developments in smart antibacterial surfaces
A new review investigates recent developments in smart antibacterial surfaces to inhibit biofilm formation and bacterial infections.
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Expert voices on multi-functional additives
Additives are a very important part of a formulation but they can be expensive and sometimes multiple different ones are needed in just one formulation. We ...
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ISO 16890 definitively replaces test standard EN 779
As of July 1, 2018, ISO 16890 will be the sole internationally applicable testing standard for classifying air filters. This means a radical change in the evaluation...
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Shape effect on drying behavior of cement-based materials
An experimental study has been performed to confirm and understand the impact of the shape of structure on the behaviour of drying concrete.
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Adhesives industry in the cost trap
Significant price increases for basic chemicals and intermediates, limited availability and a strong global demand make adhesive raw materials significantly more ...
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Research award for instrumental analytics and characterisation
Anton Paar invites researchers and scientists to submit projects for the first research prize for instrumental analysis and characterization with a value of 20,000 ...
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ETCC 2018: “Look at mother nature”
The European Technical Coatings Congress (ETCC) brought 425 experts from 43 countries together. This year the event was held in the Netherlands in cooperation with ...
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Siegwerk launches webshop for sheetfed products
With the launch of the e-commerce platform for sheetfed offset inks, the printing ink manufacturer is offering customers a digital channel for simplified order ...
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