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BASF Handbook: New, updated edition available
The BASF Handbook covers the entire spectrum from coatings formulation and relevant production processes through to practical application aspects. The coating ...
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CEPE: Positively promoting TiO2
CEPE’s TiO2 Media Task Force was started to help manage external communication from the coatings and ink sectors. We spoke to the group's chairman Tom ...
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New award for innovative adhesion science
FEICA, the association representing the European adhesive and sealant industry, and EURADH, the biannual European conference on adhesion and related phenomena, ...
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Covestro to become a DAX member
Deutsche Boerse decided that Covestro will be included in the leading German equity index DAX, effective March 19, 2018, triggered by the fast-entry rule. Since the ...
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Preparation and characterization of encapsulated C.I. pigment yellow 12
In a new study scientists preparated and characterized encapsulated C.I. pigment yellow 12 via ball-milling and mini-emulsion polymerization.
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Nanogate launches production for N-Metals Design and partners with Oerlikon Balzers
Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, has commenced production for its N-Metals Design technology ...
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Characterization of tempera paint mock-ups
A new study deals with the effect of tempera paint composition on their superficial physical properties. Interferometric profilometry and hyperspectral imaging ...
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Is it crunch time for cobalt in coatings?
As the global demand for cobalt shows no sign of slowing down, Catexel’s CEO Paul Smith revisits the implications for the coatings industry.
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Biesterfeld and Evonik appoint partnership in the polyurethane segment
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH and Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH's Comfort & Insulation business segment have concluded a strategic partnership for the ...
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Zinc tannates with Tara powder as anticorrosive pigments
Recently, scientists published a study of zinc tannates prepared with Tara powder (Caesalpinia spinosa) as anticorrosive pigments in alkyd paints and wash primer...
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Chemours partners with Vitex to launch new Teflon enhanced paints
The Chemours Company, has exclusively partnered with Vitex - Yannidis Brothers, the largest Greek-owned producer of architectural coatings, to develop and introduce...
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Digital manufacturing: “Pen and paper are still being used”
Industry 4.0 is great. In theory. But in reality switching to new machines can be complicated and expensive. Lazaros Patsakas from B&R Automation explains...
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Brightly-coloured bacteria could be used to ‘grow’ paints and coatings
Researchers have unlocked the genetic code behind some of the brightest and most vibrant colours in nature. The study of the genetics of structural colour - as ...
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Bodo Möller Chemie opens UK branch
With the opening of Bodo Möller Chemie UK Ltd., the German speciality chemicals company now has its own subsidiary in the UK. The headquarters of the subsidiary...