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Production technology: “Growing demand for new and improved systems”
Dispersion is a key technology, but dissolver technology employed needs to be updated, says Dr Hans-Joachim Jacob. The Senior Process Engineer and Customer...
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Bacteria based self healing concrete
A paper reviews the types of bacteria used in concrete and the ways it can be applied as healing agent. It also gives a brief description of the properties of ...
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New segment heads at Covestro
Covestro has announced managerial changes in its Polyurethanes and Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties segments effective September 1, 2017.
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Fingerprint resistant coatings for stainless steel substrates
Fingerprints on stainless steel surfaces of household appliances such as refrigerators or ovens can be very unsightly. In a study, Turkish researchers have ...
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Sika acquires Turkish manufacturer of sealants and adhesives
Sika continues its expansion course by acquiring a leading Turkish-based manufacturer of sealants and adhesives.
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Plant oil derived epoxy thermosets
Epoxy thermosets are used as adhesives and coatings in electronics, appliances and aircraft. But most of them are not environmentally friendly. Epoxidised plant oil ...
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Krahn Chemie takes over distribution for FP-Pigments in Germany
Krahn Chemie GmbH and the Finnish company FP-Pigments Oy started to cooperate in the sales and marketing of opacity pigments for paint, coating and printing ink ...
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Water-borne coatings: “Still challenges in some high-gloss trim paints”
Calls to lower the solvent content of coatings are in line with customer demands and regulations. Anne-Sophie Hesry, senior chemist, R&D Performance Polymers at ...
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Inks made of graphene-like materials
An international research team has developed inks made of graphene-like materials that are compatible with conventional inkjet printing techniques for optoelectronics...
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Real-time characterization during dispersion process enhances product quality
Particle size is one of the key aspects influencing the performance of coatings and inks, such as viscosity, transparency, stability and color strength. Dr. Felipe ...
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Evonik builds new production plant for specialty copolyesters
Evonik Industries is building a new production plant for specialty copolyesters at its Witten site in Germany. As binders for paints, specialty copolyesters ...
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Preventing mussel adhesion using lubricant-infused materials
During marine fouling, surfaces are encrusted with scale or biological organisms, which can be expensive to remove. A group of researchers has used polymers ...
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PPG opens automotive refinish training center in Argentina
PPG has opened a new 300-square-meter training center for automotive refinish professionals in Pillar, Argentina.
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Anticorrosive water-borne paints with reduced phosphate content
The objective of a research was to formulate water-borne epoxy coatings free from zinc and with reduced phosphate levels, replacing zinc phosphate by calcium...