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Akzo Nobel sells its specialty chemicals business to Carlyle
Akzo Nobel has agreed to sell its specialty chemicals business to U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group and Singapore’s GIC for EUR 10.1 billion.
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Overlack becomes OQEMA
The Chemicals distributor from Mönchengladbach, Germany, aligns itself to European markets with a new name.
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US coatings market on the upswing
The U.S. coatings industry enters 2018 anticipating that its long period of growth will continue. How is the situation on the market currently?
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Stearic acid modified zinc nano-coatings
In a new work, zinc nano-coatings were fabricated on a carbon steel by electrodeposition and stearic acid modification, featuring superhydrophobicity and enhanced...
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Market study on printing inks in Europe
The market research institute Ceresana has published a new study about printing inks. The analysts looked at the market situation of 21 european countries, the ...
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Self-healing polymer coating with microfibers
In a recently conducted study scientists fabricated self-healing polymer coating with the microfibers of superabsorbent polymers that provide corrosion inhibition...
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Axalta opens new Color Solutions Center in Frankfurt, Germany
Axalta Coating Systems officially opened its Axalta Color Solutions Center in Frankfurt, Germany. The center is built to serve industrial customers in Europe,...
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Self-healing active anticorrosion coatings
In a recently published survey PANI/Ce(NO3)3 hollow microspheres were employed as functional additives in epoxy coating.
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Interview: “Attraction and retention of talents takes work and attention”
The war for talent is a continued reality given changing needs, demographics and increased competition, says Karin Priarollo. We spoke to the Head of Human ...
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Siegwerk cooperates with AGFA Graphics
Siegwerk and AGFA Graphics enter into a strategic alliance for UV digital packaging inks. The contract includes a business transfer from Agfa Graphics to Siegwerk...
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Preparation of ultralow-refractive-index porous coatings
Scientists report a facile atmospheric process to fabricate ultralow refractive index porous coatings with mulberry-like hollow silica nanostructures.
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International Paint and Printing Inks Council 2018
From 6 to 8 March, the British Coatings Federation (BCF) hosted the annual meeting of the International Paint and Printing Inks Council (IPPIC) in Oxford, to ...
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Superhydrophobic LLDPE/SiO2 nanoparticles coatings
A new study deals with the fabrication of durable porous and non-porous superhydrophobic LLDPE/SiO2 nanoparticles coatings with excellent self-cleaning property....
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Evonik plans new polyamide 12 complex in Marl
Evonik is planning to build a new production complex for the high-performance polymer polyamide 12 (PA 12). The group intends to increase its overall PA 12 ...