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Evonik is investing into its US Specialty Methacrylate plant
Evonik is expanding its production capacities for methacrylate crosslinkers of the Visiomer brand with an investment in the low single-digit million-euro range. ...
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Anti-corrosive paint with improved toughness
A group of scientists developed an anti-corrosive paint with improved toughness by using carboxyl terminated modified epoxy resin.
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LED has become dominant in many UV curing applications
The UV curing sector is a versatile part of the coatings industry. In the last years especially the UV LED technology had a huge impact on the sector. We spoke...
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Covestro sells its sheets outlet in the USA
Covestro sells its Polycarbonates (PCS) sheets business located in Sheffield (US) to US-based acrylics sheets manufacturer Plaskolite LLC.
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EU plans new limits for further chemicals
European Commission takes further action to better protect workers against cancer-causing chemicals
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Henkel focuses on sustainable profitable growth
At Henkel’s Annual General Meeting today, Henkel CEO Hans Van Bylen presented the key developments of the fiscal year 2017.
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Production of bio-based acrylic acid
Scientists of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg have developed a new process for the production of acrylic acid, which puts on the liquid ...
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Sika‘s first factory in Senegal starts operations
Sika is continuing to expand its production capacity in West Africa with the opening of a concrete admixture factory in Senegal.
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Prestigious award for enzymatic polymerization of polysaccharides in coatings
At this years American Coatings SHOW Christian Lenges from DuPont was awarded for the most outstanding technical presentation. Lenges work is an important piece...
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Siegwerk expands Ink Safety Portal services and resources
With its Ink Safety Portal Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA has created an expert platform offering knowledge on crucial Product Safety and Regulatory ...
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Evonik invests in digital printing developer Velox in Israel
Through its venture capital unit, Evonik has invested in Velox, a digital printing technology developer located in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. This marks the company’s...
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Effect of polylactic acid coating on thermoplastic starch foams
Scientists recently investigated the effect of polylactic acid coating on mechanical and physical properties of thermoplastic starch foams from potato starch....
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Songwon begins large scale manufacture of functional monomers
Having started to develop functional monomers about two years ago, Songwon has now begun bulk manufacture at its production site in Ulsan, South Korea.