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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.
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A bioinspired elastin-based protein for a cytocompatible underwater adhesive
The development of adhesives that can be applied and create strong bonds underwater is a significant challenge for materials engineering.
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Axalta opens Refinish Academy Nordic in Sweden
Axalta Coating Systems has officially opened its new Axalta Refinish Academy Nordic in Sisjön, 20 minutes south of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Increasing the stability of self-healing polymer networks
German researchers from Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technology have utilised a reversible thiol-ene click reaction to ...
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Altana expands additives business by acquiring PolyAd Services
The specialty chemicals company Altana has acquired the U.S. company PolyAd Services, a leading developer and manufacturer of additive solutions for the global ...
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Formaldehyde-free adhesive for industrial use in the wood-processing industry
A new research project aims to come up with a formaldehyde-free, sustainable and non-toxic adhesive for industrial use in the wood-processing industry.
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Coatings industry welcomes industrial strategy amidst Brexit uncertainty
The government recently announced its plan for implementing the long-awaited modern industrial strategy, which has been welcomed across the coatings industry,...
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Synthesis of stable self-emulsifying waterborne polyacrylate emulsion
The stability of hydroxyl polyacrylate emulsion was studied from two aspects of the structure of latex particles and polymerisation conditions.