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European Coatings Show: Littler helper
Just around the corner: at the beginning of April, the European Coatings Show will take place in Nuremberg. A handy service before and especially during the event is ...
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Hempel inaugurates new coatings factory in Kuwait
Hempel has inaugurated a new factory in Kuwait, which will meet the growing demand for marine, protective and decorative coatings and consolidate the company's ...
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Designing fluorinated emulsions with low surface energy
Novel fluorinated emulsions with sulfonyl macro emulsifiers exhibit extreme low surface energy and outstanding hydrophobicity. They show great potential in...
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Huntsman intends to close operations at its titanium dioxide facility in France
Huntsman Corporation has announced a plan to close the white end finishing and packaging operation of its titanium dioxide manufacturing facility based in Calais,...
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Enhancing the stability of UV-curable thiol/vinyl carbonate resins
In a study, Austrian researchers evaluated the effect of various stabiliser systems on low-cytotoxic thiol/vinyl carbonate formulations with the aim to inhibit...
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Akzo Nobel rejects second takeover proposal from PPG
Akzo Nobel announced it has rejected a second unsolicited, non-binding and conditional proposal of 20 March from PPG Industries for all of the issued and outstanding...
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Elementis sells its US colourants business to Chromaflo
Elementis has reached an agreement to sell its US colourants business to Chromaflo Technologies for an undisclosed cash consideration.
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Hydrophobic epoxy resins modified by comb-shaped fluorinated reactive modifier
A novel comb-shaped fluorinated methacrylate copolymer was synthesised and used as reactive modifier for epoxy resins.
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2016 results: Altana achieves sales increase and leap in earnings
The specialty chemicals Group Altana concluded the 2016 fiscal year with an increase in sales and a leap in earnings. Sales rose by 1 percent to EUR2,075 million. ...
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Formulating flexible epoxy novolac coatings with cardanol-based flexibilisers
Indian researchers from National Chemical Laboratory have developed flexible epoxy novolac coatings with two different cardanol-based flexibilisers that show great ...
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Archroma opens Global Center of Excellence for Surface & Coating Technology
Archroma has officially inaugurated its new Global Center of Excellence for Surface & Coating Technology, which underlines the company’s ambition to bring...
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Concrete substitute brings advantages
A researcher has developed a substitute for concrete. Compared to traditional Portland cement, the new material is lighter, stronger and less expensive to produce...
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Lanxess: A successful 2016 and a strong start to 2017
In fiscal 2016, specialty chemicals company Lanxess successfully advanced its transformation, underscoring this with strong performance data. EBITDA pre exceptionals...
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New “biomimetic” adhesive shows high-strength bonding under water
An adhesive that works under water and is modeled after those created by shellfish to stick to surfaces is stronger than many commercial glues created for the ...