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Velox partners with Life Material Technologies from Thailand

The German company Velox announced a new distribution partnership with Life Material Technologies Limited, a manufacturer of antimicrobial additives and treatments ...

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ECS Reloaded: All highlights free of charge

The European Coatings Show 2017 was a great success. For everyone who would like to catch up on last year’s show, ECS Reloaded is now giving you the opportunity to ...

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Effect of reactive monomers on UV films

Scientists investigated the effect of reactive monomers on polymer structure and abrasion resistance of UV cured thin films in a new study.

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Heubach commissions new production facility in the USA

Heubach GmbH has completed and commissioned its new production plant for anti-corrosive pigments at its U.S. location near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plant...

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Non-destructive terahertz sensor for coatings

The UK-based company Teraview resently presented a new technology to measure film thickness in a non-destructive way.

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Cardanol-based anhydride curing agent for epoxy coatings

A recently published paper deals with the synthesis of dianhydride curing agent for epoxy resins from bio-based cardanol. The scientists evaluated the performance...

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Employees of Covestro become founders

The idea: Coaters should be able to work faster and more efficiently, especially in the automobile industry. The winning team, all employees of Covestro, convinced...

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UV-curable urethane acrylate oligomers modified with epoxide resin

A recently published paper deals with the preparation and characterisation of UV-curable urethane acrylate oligomers modified with cycloaliphatic epoxide resin. ...

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H.B. Fuller announces integration related restructuring charges

H.B. Fuller Company has announced that it has approved a detailed plan associated with the integration of the Royal and H.B. Fuller businesses that is expected to ...

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Key drivers of raw material prices

Raw material prices are always a hot topic in the coatings industry. They are normally the single largest cost that a coatings company has, and so managing them ...

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Spray process to styrene grafting onto polyethylene film surface

Scientists found a versatile process to perform grafting reactions on PE surfaces. Therefore a Polyethylene film was modified by grafting styrene using a spray...

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Keyser & Mackay cooperates with Synthos

Europe-wide chemical trading company Keyser & Mackay agrees partnership with Synthos for cationic UV-photoinitiators. This includes photoinitiators of the...

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Water-borne polyurethane-ureas with plant extracts

Aim of a new study was the development of water-borne polyurethane-ureas added with plant extracts. The scientists examined different incorporation routes and ...

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Evonik considers sale of its methacrylates businesses

Evonik announced to scrutinize its methacrylates businesses. Possible options are partnerships or a complete exit. Business-related dismissals for employees...