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New coatings to prevent pipeline clogging
A new surface coating causes water to bead up on the inner surface of a pipe rather than spreading out. This prevents the formation of ices that could lead to a ...
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Heubach increases colourant production capacity
Heubach has expanded the colourant production capacity by a cutting-edge production technology which uses a standard set of specially designed base colourants to ...
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Do nanoparticles remain unpredictable?
The nanotech industry is booming. But the way that nanoparticles behave in the environment is extremely complex. There is currently a lack of systematic experimental...
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Interview: “Corrosion protection is and will remain the key
Corrosion protection is one of the most important features for coatings. We spoke with Maximilian Bendix, Head of E-Coat Customization at BASF about the current ...
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Akzo Nobel improves profitability to record levels
Akzo Nobel has reported record profitability in the first quarter of 2017. Up across all business areas the company achieved higher revenues and volumes.
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Third edition of “Coatings Formulation” launched
Already in its third edition, the book "Coatings Formulation" imparts the composition of coatings clearly, placing special emphasis on the base binder in each...
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Lomon Billions appoints Julie Reid as Marketing Director
Lomon Billions has announced the appointment of Julie Reid to the role of Marketing Director.
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Akzo Nobel unveils new strategy to split up
Akzo Nobel has outlined a new strategy to accelerate growth with two high-performing businesses - Paints and Coatings and Specialty Chemicals - which shall lead to ...
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Improved corrosion protection with flake-type zinc-phosphate particles
Scientists have demontrated that coatings with flake-type zinc-phosphate particles exhibit better corrosion protection than spheroidal particles.
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Don’t miss the deadline: REACH Pre-registrations
The next REACH phase entails a registration for companies that either produce substances in amounts between 1 and 100 tons or import them into the European ...
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Milliken acquires Keystone Aniline Corporation
Milliken & Company, a leading supplier of polymer-bound colourants and additives, has acquired Keystone Aniline Corporation, a global leader in dyes, pigments,...
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Influence of coalescing aids on the film formation of water-borne coatings
Coalescing aids are organic solvents that are widely used to accommodate the film formation of water-borne coatings. Slovenian researchers have investigated the ...
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Nyanza Light Metals’ plant provides titanium dioxide pigment to Africa
Africa’s titanium pigment market will have a new player through a technology partnership between Nyanza Light Metals and Avertana of New Zealand.
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Diffusion of amphiphiles in silicone-based fouling-release coatings
In a study, Danish researchers present a novel method for the measurement of diffusion coefficients of PEG-based amphiphiles of different chemistries in PDMS-based...