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Nuplex shareholders approve combination with Allnex
Shareholders of Nuplex have voted to approve the company’s combination with Allnex during a special meeting of shareholders held in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Altana expands additive business through acquisition of Dutch company Addcomp
Specialty chemicals group Altana has acquired the Dutch enterprise Addcomp Holland BV, a developer and manufacturer of unique polymer additive solutions.
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Lignocellulosic biomass as sustainable platform for the production of bio-based polymers
A review aims to draw the map of lignocellulosic biomass derived chemicals and their synthetic polymers, and to reveal the scope of this map in today's modern ...
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Bio-based water-borne polyurethanes for coating applications
Belgian researchers performed bio-based water-borne polyurethanes (WPU) from two commercially available partially or fully dimerised fatty acid polyols of similar...
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Intelligent inks and functional coatings to develop high added-value products
Amplais has implemented a new department, thus strengthening its range of solutions to give added value to the traditional printed product, as well as to develop...
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BASF acquires global surface treatment provider Chemetall
BASF has signed an agreement to acquire Albemarle’s global surface treatment business, Chemetall. The purchase price is EUR2.84 billion.
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A smarter, safer way to reduce corrosion
Better protection against rust and corrosion is a step closer thanks to a breakthrough by a research team, who have discovered a material and manufacturing process ...
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Beating the heat with reflective roof coatings
Researchers suggest reflective roof coatings for the reduction of the "heat island" effect even in cities covered in snow for several months out of the year.
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Antifouling evaluation of superhydrophobic coatings synthesised from rice husk ash
Superhydrophobic coatings have been widely used due to its water repellent, antifouling, self-cleaning and weather protective properties. For better sustainability,...
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Akzo Nobel produces marine and protective coatings in Russia
Customers in Western Russia are to benefit from local production of Akzo Nobel's International brand marine and protective coatings. The new capacity is being ...
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Bubble entrapment and escape from sprayed paint films
A model paint consisting of resin dissolved in butanol was sprayed onto horizontal glass substrates to form films varying from 100 μm to 450 μm in thickness....
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ECHA releases French dossier on titanium dioxide for public comment
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has submitted a proposal to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for ...