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Cabot breaks ground on new fumed silica facility in China
Cabot Corporation and joint venture partner Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng Silicone Co., Ltd have broken ground on their new fumed silica manufacturing facility ...
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Coatings market South America: Back to the stage
South American coating businesses have been impacted in the past years by severe changes in the regional demand, mainly in the major markets such as Brazil, ...
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Lanthanum zirconate based thermal barrier coatings
A review article summarises latest information about the manufacturing techniques of lanthanum zirconate powder and lanthanum zirconate based thermal barrier ...
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Focus on floor coatings: June issue of ECJ is out
Ruggedness, durability and aesthetic appeal: These are often the requirements which modern floor coatings are expected to meet. Floor coatings are also the focus ...
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New Global Business Director Powder Coatings at Stahl
René Rieser has been appointed Global Business Director Powder Coatings at Stahl. In this new position, the paint engineer will take over a number of different ...
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Titanium dioxide proposed to be classified as suspected of causing cancer when inhaled
ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) concluded that the available scientific evidence meets the criteria in the CLP Regulation to classify titanium-dioxide...
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Turning the surface properties from highly hydrophobic to highly hydrophilic
New nanomaterials with tunable wettability have been developed by scientists at Swansea University. They show promise to replace more expensive and hazardous ...
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CEO Patrick Thomas takes over interim CFO responsibilities at Covestro
CEO Patrick Thomas will assume the role of interim CFO following the resignation of Frank H. Lutz. The search process for a successor at Covestro is on the way. ...
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Graphene: Successful with new corrosion protection formula
The discovery of graphene in 2004 was met with great enthusiasm in many fields. Its potential for coatings has also been widely discussed in the industry. Jiangsu ...
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Underwater superoleophobic coatings with improved robustness
Oil contamination is problematic in subaqueous environments. In a study, a facile and low-cost immersion-curing approach has been developed to generate superhydrophilic...
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BASF to build new Automotive Application Center in China
BASF announces to build its first regional Automotive Application Center in Asia Pacific at the company's Innovation Campus in Shanghai, China. Start of ...
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Palm oil fuel ash as supplementary cementitious material
Palm oil fuel ash is a waste material generated in power plants as a result of the combustion of palm oil industry waste for the generation of electricity. ...
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Stahl opens Center of Excellence in Spain
On June 1, 2017 the chemical company Stahl inaugurated its new Center of Excellence in Parets del Vallès in Spain which focuses on performance coatings solutions, ...
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New surface coatings inhibit growth of bacteria
Researchers have developed a way to place special coatings onto surfaces that chemically "communicate” with bacteria, telling them what to do.