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Merger of Clariant and Huntsman cancelled
Nearly half a year ago Clariant and Huntsman agreed to merge their business to form a new company worth $ 20 billion. After growing opposition over the last months ...
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Third quarter 2017: Covestro raises bar and announces share buyback
Materials manufacturer Covestro delivered the strongest quarter in the company’s history in the third quarter of 2017 as the positive trend of the first six months ...
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Preparing antireflection coatings with novel core-shell particle dispersions
A novel technology could be of interest for the production of antireflection coatings for glass applications.
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New General Manager at Sudarshan Europe B.V.
Since July 1, 2017 Milan W. Krumbe is responsible as General Manager for the industrial pigment business for Sudarshan Europe B.V. in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ...
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Anionic UV curing of epoxy resins containing scaly silica
A cured organic-inorganic composite material where scaly silica was well-dispersed has been successfully fabricated with a tetrafunctional epoxy resin and chemically-modified...
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Titanium Dioxide: Ruling opacity out of existence?
After the French authorities have proposed to classify TiO2 as classify it as Carcinogenic Category 1B, there has been much discussion of alternatives. Akzo...
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BASF reports strong earnings in third quarter of 2017
BASF has recorded significant sales and earnings growth in the third quarter of 2017. For full-year 2017, the German chemicals group continues to expect considerable ...
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A sticky subject: Food contact legislation
Food contact materials (FCMs) are widely used in packaging for every-day foods and beverages. Adhesives are used in almost all food packaging, to bond the different...
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Anticorrosion properties of epoxy-nanochitosan nanocomposite coatings
Nanochitosan was prepared to act as a nanofiller reinforcing agent that had been incorporated in a protective coating for corrosion protection using high-molecular-weight...
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European ETICS Forum 2017 with record participation
The European Association for ETICS (EAE) has held its 4th European ETICS (External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems) Forum in the Polin Museum in Warsaw.
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Strong and efficient self-healing adhesives
Self-healing adhesives are materials with remarkable practical potential for long-term adhesion. However, reports are extremely limited because it is difficult ...
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Siegwerk opens new production facility designated for inkjet inks
Siegwerk has just expanded its Technical Center in Annemasse (France) with a new production facility for inkjet inks.
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Facile preparation of bio-based polyesters
In a study, researchers propose a novel strategy for the preparation of furandicarboxylic acid based polyesters through the melt polycondensation of asymmetric...
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Low temperature curing for heavy duty coatings
In many applications such as heavy duty coatings, customers want coatings that can be cured at low temperatures. Two new types of Mannich base hardeners have...