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Sapici forms commercial alliance with Sun Chemical
Sapici and Sun Chemical have formed a commercial alliance to market Sapici’s lamination adhesives portfolio under the Sun Chemical commercial brand name.
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Replacing phenol in adhesive formulations with lignin
Lignin, produced as a byproduct of pulp and paper and bioethanol industries, is a polyphenolic compound that has excellent potential to be used as phenol replacement...
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Akzo Nobel rejects third takeover proposal from PPG
Dutch paint maker Akzo Nobel has rejected a third takeover proposal from its U.S. rival PPG Industries, valued at EUR26.9 billion, saying it undervalues the ...
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UV-cured coating resins made from renewable thiolactone derivatives
A set of multifunctional UV-cured thiol-ene polymer resins was prepared from thiolactone containing monomers and different amine compounds. When applying the...
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“We will see increased use of bio-based materials“
Completely sustainable solutions are still rather rare in the paints and coatings industry. However, the academic world is quite active in this field. We spoke ...
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Freeman Technology opens office in Japan
Powder characterisation specialists, Freeman Technology, continues to expand their global presence with the establishment of an operation in Japan.
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Cyclic polymers as advanced materials for surface modification
Cyclic versus linear: Belgian researchers from University of Ghent have proved that cyclic polymers are superior to their linear counterparts in many respects....
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Axalta opens new headquarters in India
Axalta Coating Systems has opened its new headquarters office for India located in Gurugram within the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Triple protection for heat-exchangers
When processing milk and juice, the food industry is using heat exchangers throughout the process. To have no risk to the consumers, they have to be free from ...
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BASF announces cooperation with HP Indigo
BASF has entered a strategic collaboration with HP Indigo, a leading manufacturer of digital printing presses. Both companies are working on an interesting ...
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Evaluating the barrier properties of fire retardant polymer systems
To investigate the flame retardant properties and mechanisms of fire retardant polymer systems that mainly depend on the produced protective char shields, quantitative...
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Industry 4.0: “Start today or be left behind”
Some coatings manufacturers are already dipping into the digitalisation, but others are holding back. We donned our coatings goggles for a look around the Hanover...
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Changes in Tikkurila Management Board
Tikkurila has reorganised its Management Board. The purpose of the operations is to improve the company's cost competitiveness by clarifying decision-making and ...