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ChemQuest Group appoints new director
The ChemQuest Group, Inc., a leading business strategy firm in specialty chemicals, announces the addition of Dr. Michael A. Lucarelli as Director.
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Investigating the effect of nanofillers on the corrosion protection of epoxy coatings
In a research work, tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) was used as organosilane to decorate the surface of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets by SiO2 nanospheres via...
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Evonik merges units in the new coating additives business
Effective January 3, 2017, Evonik Industries merged its coating additives business line, the coatings business of its silica business line, and the specialty ...
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Waterborne polyurethanes with a novel emulsifier derived from sunflower oil
A renewable, green and scalable dihydroxy acid was synthesised from sunflower oil and applied as a chain extender in the preparation of waterborne polyurethanes....
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Axalta Coating Systems appoints new distributor for powder coatings in Vietnam
Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Ocean Vietnam International Trading Co. Ltd. as its distributor for "Alesta" powder coatings products in Vietnam to support ...
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Breaking new ground for a biobased railcar coating
Polish railway vehicle manufacturer Newag SA broke new ground in resource-efficient coatings when he coated two diesel locomotives with a paint based on renewable ...
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Huntsman’s Finland facility experiences fire
A fire started January 30 at Huntsman Corporation’s titanium dioxide manufacturing facility in Pori, Finland.
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Fluctuation scaling of colour variability in automotive metallic add-on parts
Colour matching between the car body and assembled add-on parts is a complex process that increases costs and time in automotive manufacturing. Spanish researchers...
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Developing drone technology to make marine coatings safer
Safety in the marine industry is set to be improved after three industry partners joined forces to develop a drone capable of remotely inspecting enclosed spaces ...
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Axalta Coating Systems acquires Century Industrial Coatings
Axalta Coating Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire Century Industrial Coatings, a manufacturer of high performance industrial coatings for structural ...
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Study on self-healing microcapsule containing rejuvenator for asphalt
Asphalt materials inevitably suffer crack problem caused by age, temperature and load, but recently self-healing microcapsules containing rejuvenator have offered...
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Chemtura shareholders approve acquisition by Lanxess
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess has taken a significant step forward in the planned acquisition of U.S. chemical company Chemtura.