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Protective coatings in the focus of the February issue
Facing wind and weather, protective coatings – which are this month focus topic – have to withstand tough conditions. Looking at the market, the conditions are, ...
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Structure-property correlations of PDMSPU based foul release coatings
Scientists report the foul release characteristics of model poly(dimethylsiloxane–urethane–urea) (PDMSPU)-based coatings with a relatively lower hard segment...
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Anton Paar expands product portfolio by acquisition of Quantachrome
Measuring Instrument Producer Anton Paar expands its strategic operations and aquires US-based company Quantachrome Instruments.
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Biobased polyurethane thermosets from renewable materials
Scientists have synthesized flexible, hard, and tough biobased polyurethane thermosets from renewable materials, i.e. glycerol and 10-undecenoic acid.
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Tikkurila shutts down production facilities
In line with its cost savings programme of at least EUR 30 million, Tikkurila will close down two production sites, one in Germany and one in Russia, by end of ...
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BASF breaks down the 2017 automotive colors market
With the "BASF Color Report For Automotive OEM Coatings”, BASF’s Coatings division provides a global analysis of the color distribution in the 2017 automotive...
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Hulls that glide through the water like sharks – and stay smooth
The potential of drag reduction through a textured surface is widely known. In real world scenarios, however, the advantages are quickly negated if fouling ...
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Synthesis of silica-supported ZnO pigments for thermal control coatings
In a new study scientists targeted to improve thermal control coatings that are used for i. e. spacecrafts. Therefore they synthesized silica-supported ZnO ...
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New solutions for automotive light weighting
As a global solution provider to automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, Henkel continues to drive progress in sustainable light weighting technologies with new ...
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Synthesis and characterization of castor oil-based polyurethane acrylate
In a recently published paper scientists propose the synthesis and characterization of novel renewable castor oil-based UV-curable polyfunctional polyurethane ...
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Akzo Nobel announces preliminary financial results for 2017
Akzo Nobel recorded growth in the financial year 2017 in its sections decorative paints, particularly in Asia, and specialty chemicals. The costs of the transformation...
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Superhydrophobic coatings for higher corrosion resistance of aluminium
Scientists found a simple method to fabricate superhydrophobic coatings for combating bacterial colonization on aluminum with relevance to marine and medical...
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Beckers launches coatings trend collection
Beckers Group just launched this year’s global trend collection for consumer electronics and lifestyle appliances. The samples illustrate trends for 2019/20. ...
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New on-demand coatings video online
Did you know that you can watch our monthly livestreams on demand? We just uploaded a new video with detailed information on a new hydrophobing agent that could ...