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Preparation of superamphiphobic robust film
Artificial superamphiphobic surfaces have been arousing great attention in recent years for improved durability in practical applications. A new study deals with the ...
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DCC merges Gemini Dispersions Ltd into parent organization
DCC is announced that it has fully integrated its Dispersions business subsidiary, trading as Gemini Dispersions Ltd, into the parent organization, Dominion ...
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Surface gloss of fibreboard panels veneered with birch wood
Wood surfaces are typically sanded before the lacquer coatings technological processes. A new paper discusses the aesthetic properties of lacquer coatings formed on ...
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Electro-sprayed PVA coating with texture-enriched surface morphology
A recently published article reports the modified surface morphology of Poly-vinyl Alcohol (PVA) films using electro-spraying coating technique.
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Event report: Making more of titanium dioxide
There is a lack of substitutes for titanium dioxide yet but there are ways to improve its efficiency – this was tenor of the EC Titanium Dioxide Forum....
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Lanxess expands capacity for Macrolex dyes at its Leverkusen site
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess expands the capacity for Macrolex dyes at its Leverkusen site. With an investment volume of more than five million euros, ...
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New market study on fillers
Fillers do not only make numerous products cheaper, often, they also greatly improve the properties of the filled materials. The market research company Ceresana ...
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BASF launches resource-saving refinish product line
BASF’s Coatings division has launched new lines for its refinish paint brands that make automotive refinishing more sustainable. The products are manufactured ...
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Lomon Billions expands chloride titanium dioxide pigment production capacity
Lomon Billions invests more than EUR 230 millions in additional chloride titanium dioxide pigment production capacity at its chloride production site in Jiaozuo, ...
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Protective Coatings: “Isocyanate-free wins the day
Speaking about the future of protective coatings is not easy. The market is quite fragmented so it is difficult to find some common ground. We tried it anyway and ...
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Preparation and characteristics of self-floating silica
In a new study self-floating silica was prepared by sol-gel method. Octadecyl 2-((3-(triethoxysilyl) propyl) amino) acetate was used as hydrophobic agent. The...
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Evonik opens new polyamide 12 powder plant in Marl
Evonik Industries has opened another production line for specialty polyamide 12 powders (PA 12) of its Vestosint brand at its largest global production site ...
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Fabrication of thermally stable porous films from epoxy resin
In a current work, porous films based on epoxy resin have been obtained via the Breath Figures method.
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Akzo Nobel inaugurates powder coatings plant in Mumbai, India
Akzo Nobel has reinforced its commitment to customers in India following the inauguration of a new EUR 9 million facility for the production of powder coatings. ...