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Evaluating the barrier properties of fire retardant polymer systems
To investigate the flame retardant properties and mechanisms of fire retardant polymer systems that mainly depend on the produced protective char shields, quantitative...
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Industry 4.0: “Start today or be left behind”
Some coatings manufacturers are already dipping into the digitalisation, but others are holding back. We donned our coatings goggles for a look around the Hanover...
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Changes in Tikkurila Management Board
Tikkurila has reorganised its Management Board. The purpose of the operations is to improve the company's cost competitiveness by clarifying decision-making and ...
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Superhydrophobic rice husk ash coating on concrete
Silica particles in rice husk ash are useful to create the roughness required by superhydrophobic coatings on concrete.
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Five facts about the Indian coatings market
The Indian coatings market is quite agile and is growing steadily in the double digits’ area. We collected some interesting facts about the market.
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Flint Group opens Global Innovation Centre in Sweden
Flint Group has opened its Global Innovation Centre (GIC) for the Paper & Board packaging inks business in Malmö, Sweden.
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Stopping mosquitos and red ants with polyurethane coatings made from algae oil
Larvicides play a vital role in controlling mosquitoes in their breeding sites. A study was carried out to establish the activity of polyesteramide based polyurethane...
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Tikkurila finalises first quarter of 2017 with revenue growth
Nordic paint industry professional Tikkurila has finalised the first quarter of 2017 with a rise in revenue by 5.1 percent to EUR 137.1 million (2016: EUR 130.4...
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Photosynthesis of anticorrosive protective coatings for steel substrates
Novel environment friendly anticorrosive coating formulations for mild steel substrates based on acrylated oil were prepared by using unsaturated amino acid...
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BASF starts new year with considerable rise in sales and earnings
BASF completed the first quarter of 2017 with a considerable rise in sales and earnings compared to the same quarter of last year. Especially in the Chemicals ...
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New edition of “Light Stabilizers for Coatings” is out
Paint flaking off an object is a serious concern in the coatings industry – now in its second edition, the book "Light Stabilizers for Coatings" explains how paint ...
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Sika further expands presence in West Africa
Sika is expanding its presence in West Africa and is establishing a new national subsidiary in Senegal – following those in Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Cameroon. ...
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Studying polyacrylic latex coatings with self-cleaning properties
A transparent, industrial and cost effective coating with self-cleaning properties for indoor and outdoor applications based on a water-based polyacrylic emulsion...