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Siegwerk acquires plastic packaging business from Schekolin AG

The international ink manufacturer Siegwerk acquires Schekolin’s business unit "Plastic Tubes and Laminates” and further expands its portfolio of UV inks and ...

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Discovery results in the development of a non-toxic anti-fouling coating

Researchers have uncovered a century-old mystery on marine benthos organisms, which has resulted in the development of a non-toxic anti-fouling coating and ...

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Orion Engineered Carbons expands carbon black capacity in Sweden

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A., a worldwide supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, has announced that it will expand production capacity at ...

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Marine coatings market size worth over EUR14 billion by 2024

According to a new research report by Global Market Insights, the marine coatings market size is slated to reach EUR14.15 billion by the end of 2024.

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Novel antimicrobial coatings should prevent the spread of drug-resistant bacteria

A network of European researchers has begun examining the potential of antimicrobial coatings to prevent the spread of drug-resistant bacteria in hospitals.

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New issue of European Coatings Journal is out

Suspension is rising. Only one more month and the ECS 2017 will make Nuremberg the hub for the international coatings industry from 3 – 6 April 2017.

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BASF provides business figures for the fiscal year 2016

In 2016, BASF achieved the growth and earnings goals it set for itself. The chemicals business grew successfully and profitability improved further.

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Zinc ferrocyanide as novel inhibiting and sensing pigment in protective coatings

The fabrication and application of zinc ferrocyanide ion exchange compounds for use as inhibiting and sensing pigments in protective paints and primers for ...

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Wacker expands production capacity for dispersions in Germany

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its production plants for polymeric binders in Germany. The chemical group is currently building another dispersion reactor with an ...

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Controlling self-patterning of acrylate films by photopolymerisation

Acrylate formulations can spontaneously generate surface patterns by UV-curing in open-air. This phenomenon, designated as self-patterning, occurs if there...

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Troy names new Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Troy Corporation announced the election of W. Brian Smith by the Board of Directors to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, ...

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Reduced pressures influence film formation of cathodic electrodeposition paints

Within the last decades, cathodic electrodeposition paints have experienced extensive economic success – most prominently in automobile body coating.

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Tronox acquires Cristal’s titanium dioxide business

Tronox Limited has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the TiO2 business of Cristal, a privately held global chemical and mining company, for EUR1.583...

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Akzo Nobel invests EUR12.6 million in innovation hub for protective coatings

Akzo Nobel is investing EUR12.6 million in a new research and innovation hub in the UK.