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Krahn Chemie acquires distribution business of Memolex SAS

The Krahn Chemie Group has acquired the distribution business of French Memolex SAS and has established Krahn France SAS.

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Reinforcement effects on PDMS marine coatings

A new study discusses reinforcement effects of multiwall carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide on PDMS marine coatings.

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Akzo Nobel and Mullen Lowe Group expand collaboration

Akzo Nobel announced the appointment of Mullen Lowe Group as the new creative agency partner for its Paints global marketing organization, which is based in ...

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Self-stratifying coatings: a review

A recently published paper discusses various aspects of self-stratifying coatings, such as surface tension, solubility theory and the effect of pigment location. ...

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BASF increases prices for pigments, dyes and preparations worldwide

Coatings, plastics, printing, cosmetics and agriculture markets have to expect higher costs. BASF increases its prices for pigments, dyes and preparations by up to 15...

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Effect of the adhesion of Ag coatings on antibacterial properties

A new study shows that the adhesion force between metal-based antibacterial coatings and polymer substrate decides the effectiveness and durability of antibacterial...

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Asian Paints recorded growth in 2017

Asian Paints announced financial results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months ended December 31.

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Interview: “South Korea is one of the key growth markets“

Wacker is expanding its existing production plants for dispersions and dispersible polymer powders in South Korea. We spoke to Peter Summo, President Wacker ...

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Wettability and bonding quality of coatings on wood surfaces

A new study investigates wettability and bonding quality of exterior coatings on fast-growing jabon and sengon wood surfaces.

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PPG and U-M’s Mcity partner to develop coatings for autonomous vehicles

PPG has announced its partnership with the University of Michigan's (U-M's) Mcity, a public-private partnership that brings together industry, government ...

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Digitisation and Big Data – What are they good for?

You’ve only just said goodbye to paper in the laboratory and made your acquaintance with Microsoft Excel and suddenly everyone's talking about digitisation....

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Protective coatings for offshore wind energy devices

What are the current offshore standards and commercial specifications used in the German OWEA industry? A new paper reviews 34 commercial coating specifications. ...

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Michelman inaugurates innovation centre for coatings in India

Michelman has announced the opening of its new packaging incubator, the Michelman Innovation Centre for Coatings (MICC), at its facilities in central Mumbai....

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Effectiveness of commercial anti-graffiti treatments in granites

A new paper presents a study of the efficiency of two chemically different anti-graffiti coatings (sacrificial and permanent anti-graffiti products) on two...