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Sun Chemical acquires RJA Dispersions business
Sun Chemical Corporation has acquired the assets and business of RJA Dispersions LLC, effective March 1, 2017.
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A waterborne coating system for preparing superamphiphobic surfaces
A study has proven that lyophobic nanoparticles, fluorinated alkyl silane and fluorocarbon surfactant can form a stable dispersion in water, suitable for preparing...
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Henkel submits offer to acquire Darex Packaging Technologies
Henkel has entered into negotiations with GCP Applied Technologies to acquire their global Darex Packaging Technologies business for around EUR995 million.
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High bio-content natural plant oil based UV-curable branched oligomers
A new, green approach to improve the performance and biorenewable content of natural plant oil based UV-curable materials is presented by researchers from North...
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Perstorp sells Belgian site with its coating additives activities to Synthomer
The specialty chemicals innovator and supplier Perstorp has announces the sale of its additives activities primarily serving the paints and coatings industry ...
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Robust mussel-inspired coatings for controlled zinc ion release
In a study, Chinese researchers report the synthesis of low-cost but robust mussel-inspired coatings based on polyvinyl alcohol, which could continuously release ...
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Krahn Chemie Polska distributes silica products from PPG in Poland
As of January 1, 2017 Krahn Chemie distributes the precipitated silica products from PPG in Poland.
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Assistant-film-forming performance of aqueous polyurethane dispersions
In a study, a series of novel diol chain-extender trimethylol propane monoesters were synthesised to prepare novel aqueous polyurethane dispersions.
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Evonik opens coatings laboratory in Turkey
Evonik has opened a new coating additives laboratory at its Tuzla site east of Istanbul.
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Siegwerk purchases UK-based supplier of water-based inks and coatings
Siegwerk has signed a contract to purchase UK-based Hi-Tech Products Ltd. The supplier of water-based inks and coatings develops and manufactures high-quality ...
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Heubach expands production capacity for anticorrosive pigments in the US
Heubach is constructing a production facility in the US for anticorrosive pigments which will expand the global production capacity by 4,000 tons.
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Bayer sells 11% of Covestro for EUR 1.5 billion
Bayer places 10.9% of Covestro’s shares with institutional investors.
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Synthesis of high hydroxyl content self-emulsifying waterborne polyacrylate emulsion
The stability of hydroxyl polyacrylate emulsion was studied from two aspects of the structure of latex particles and polymerization conditions.