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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. ...
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Characterisation of polysiloxane/polyacrylate composite latexes
A recently published study examines the fabrication and characterisation of polysiloxane/polyacrylate composite latexes with balanced water vapor permeability and ...
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Titanium dioxide: Further discussion needed
Titanium dioxide is persistently causing concern in the coatings industry. We have asked Didier Leroy, Technical Director at CEPE, to comment on the current ...
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Troy selects Urai to distribute its preservatives in Italy
Troy Corporation has initiated a new partnership to service preservatives customers in Italy. Troy has appointed Urai S.p.a. as its distributor in the Italian ...
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Simulation of dirt pickup performance of organic coatings
A new study presents a novel adsorption method to simulate the dirt pickup performance of organic coatings.
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Clariant increases growth and profitability
Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant presented its results for the 2017 financial year and recorded growth in all business areas once again.
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Interview: “The growth of overall online sales has great implications for paint manufacturers”
Selling paint online is still a niche market but with big growth ahead. We spoke to Reinier Zuydgeest of USP Marketing Consultancy about the opportunities for paint ...