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ECS Award 2017: And the winner is…
Bas Tuijtelaars and his team at DSM Coating Resins have received the European Coatings Show Award for their conference paper.
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Novel hydrophobic nanocomposites for natural gas pipelines coatings
Polyvinylidene fluoride nanocomposites were successfully prepared by solvent casting approach using graphene oxide and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane-graphene...
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Jotun invests in new R&D facility for passive fire protection coatings
Jotun is opening a new research and development centre at its site in Flixborough, United Kingdom. The EUR16.87 million facility will focus on passive fire ...
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Self-healing efficiency of ferrite-filled asphalt mixture after microwave irradiation
Asphalt-based composites have the ability to heal themselves. Under certain conditions, strength and stiffness modulus can be restored so that the fatigue life...
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Lanxess increases capacities for iron oxide pigments
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is expanding the capacity of its global production network to safeguard supply for iron oxide pigments in the long term.
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New ECJ issue out: All you need to know about the ECS
Only a couple of days are left to the European Coatings Show which takes place in Nuremberg, Germany from April 4-6. Before attending the show and conference, have a ...
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New easy-to-disperse silica eliminates entire production step
An innovation in the manufacturing process for "Aerosil” fumed silica products allows paint and coating manufacturers to eliminate an entire production step....
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Huntsman identifies improving business conditions in first quarter 2017
Huntsman Corporation has announced that positive trends are strengthening its business. Based on current market conditions, the company expects first quarter 2017 ...
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Water whitening: Comparison between water- and solvent-borne films
Water whitening of polymer films derived from solution, bulk and emulsion polymerisation processes was studied by researchers at University of New Hampshire.
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Chromaflo Technologies opens new manufacturing facility in India
Chromaflo Technologies Corp. has announced the inauguration of Chromaflo India’s new manufacturing facility.
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Guanidine-based polymeric microspheres with antibacterial performance
Novel polymeric microspheres could be a promising antibacterial material for application in water systems, such as coatings and polymer commodities.
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New distributor for Vencorex in Turkey
Vencorex has appointed Interplast Muhendislik Plastikleri as distributor in Turkey for its "Tolonate” and "Easaqua” aliphatic polyisocyanates ranges.
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Gel-like coating beefs up performance of lithium-sulfur batteries
Scientists have developed an ultra-thin coating material that has the potential to extend the life and improve the efficiency of lithium-sulfur batteries, one ...
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Harmonized reporting of hazardous mixtures
A new regulation is amending CLP regarding the reporting of hazardous mixtures to appointed bodies (known as ‘poison centres’). Janice Robinson, Director ...