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7 steps to higher sales prices
Paints and coatings companies wanting to push through higher prices to cover higher purchasing costs have very good prospects of success in 2018. Fear of putting ...
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Understanding the influence of wood substrates on the permeability of coatings
The shift towards waterborne coatings makes coatings more sensitive to water. As a consequence, the durability of both wood and coatings can be negatively affected....
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Siegwerk expands presence in Latin America
With the acquisition of Tupahue Tintas, a Brazilian provider of inks, varnishes and solvents for flexo and gravure printing, Siegwerk further strengthens its ...
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Potential of the plant oleander as green antifouling technology
One challenge to commercialisation of natural antifoulants is to find effective substances from flora and fauna with sufficient amount available. In a study, ...
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Protech/Oxyplast Group acquires business of Chemionics Corporation
The Protech/Oxyplast Group of Montreal, Canada, has acquired the business and manufacturing assets of Chemionics Corporation of Tallmadge Ohio.
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FTC tries to block Tronox’s acquisition of Cristal titanium dioxide business
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a administrative complaint with the target to block Tronox’s plan to acquire the TiO2 business of Saudi Arabia-based...
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Fluoropolymer powders: Two coatings in one
A paper in the next issue of the European Coatings Journal shows how a blended powder coating containing FEVE fluoropolymer and super durable polyester can ...
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Effect of nano-pigments on the corrosion resistance of epoxy coatings
In a work, researchers have combined the desirable colour characteristics of cationic dyes and the good barrier properties of organoclays by synthesising hybrid...
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Sika acquires automotive supplier in acoustics
Sika has acquired Faist Chemtec Group, a manufacturer of engineered, structure-borne acoustic solutions for the automotive industry.
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Akzo Nobel expands colloidal silica capacity in Sweden
AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business is investing more than EUR4 million to increase production capacity for its line of surface modified colloidal silica in...
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Self-healing polyurethane containing carboxyl groups
Self-healing polymer is a kind of intelligent material with the capability to repair damage automatically. In a paper, a type of polyurethane containing carboxyl ...
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Slowly upward: The Italian architectural paints market
The third-largest paints and coatings market in Europe – by volume and value – is Italy. The market is so highly fragmented that it is difficult to obtain ...
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Effects of nonionic surfactants on stability of latex in cement paste
To clarify why surfactants affect the stability of latex in cement pastes and why many latexes qualified in standard stability tests still coagulate when mixed ...
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British Coatings Federation wins Industry Leadership Award 2017
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has picked up a third major award this year, winning the Industry Leadership award at the fourth British Standards Institution’s...