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New water-borne coating soluble in carbonated water
A new study deals with water-borne coatings that share the mechanism of action of oil-based coatings.
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Interview: “Digital transformation affects weathering”
Florian Feil, global manager client education and senior consultant Weathering technology at Atlas speaks about the trends in weathering testing equipment. He ...
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Science and tech solutions meet the flooring crisis
Environmental issues and shortages in supply chain raw materials are stretching the flooring industry worldwide. Vik Vithlani of Sherwin-Williams Protective ...
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Market study solvents
Solvents play a major role in industrial production: They can dissolve, dilute, and, in a very fine distribution, absorb other substances without changing them...
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Water-borne polyurethane–silver nanoparticle antibacterial coating
An antibacterial coating composed of silver nanoparticles and water-borne polyurethane was synthesised for use on synthetic leather.
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Akzo Nobel publishes results for the first quarter 2018
Akzo Nobel makes progress on transformation into a focused Paints and Coatings company while headwinds continue.
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First recycled door coated with plant-based resin
DSM’s "Decovery" plant-based resin technology is used for the first time on Weekamp’s new 100% recycled exterior doors concept.
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“A need to develop cost-effective and sustainable bio-based solutions for architectural coatings”
The push for low VOC, low formaldehyde and APEO-free paints and coatings currently comes more from the market than from regulations, observes Rajeev Farwaha. ...
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PaintExpo closes with record-breaking results for seventh time in a row
With 537 exhibitors from 29 countries PaintExpo set a new record for exhibitor numbers. Visitor numbers increased by roughly 12% for a total of 11,790. Visitors...
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A novel nanocomposite coating for tribological applications
In a recently published paper scientists fabricated UHMWPE nanocomposite coatings reinforced with C-15A nanoclay.
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Celebrating ten years of American Coatings Show
After the American Coatings Show and Conference (ACS) kicked off ten years ago, the premier coatings event in North America can look back at impressive growth. The ...
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Increase of BASF production capacities for aliphatic polyisocyanates
BASF has expanded its capacities for the production of "Basonat" hardeners at the Ludwigshafen site.
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Application of neutron imaging to investigate durability of cement-based materials
A recently published review deals with applications of both two-dimensional neutron radiography and three-dimensional neutron tomography to investigate specific...
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Clariant starts 2018 with significant growth
Clariant announced first quarter 2018 sales of about EUR 1.4354 billion compared to EUR 1.3353 billion in the first quarter of 2017. This corresponds to 7 % ...