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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 ...
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Top 25: Europe’s largest coatings companies
ECJ has ranked the largest 25 coatings companies by its revenues, headquartered on the continent. The Top 10 manufacters combined have coatings sales worth over 20 ...
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New process for application-specific anti-reflective coatings
Whether eyewear, windshields, display windows or solar cells – nearly everyone uses products that reduce reflections without being aware of it. Researchers have ...
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Finding a new formula for concrete
In a paper, researchers contrasts cement paste - concrete’s binding ingredient - with the structure and properties of natural materials such as bones, shells,...
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Report “Steel pipe coating – the global market” is out
The 4th edition of the report "Steel pipe coating - the global market" analyses the current state and forecasts the future of this industry.
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Quantum physics inside a drop of paint
Inside a drop of paint, light is scattered so often that it seems impossible to demonstrate quantum effects. But despite the thousands of possible paths the...
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Huntsman begins production at new pigment plant
Global chemical company Huntsman announced the start up of operations at its brand new colour pigments facility in Augusta, Georgia.
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Sherwin-Williams opens new powder plant in Poland
Sherwin-Williams has officially opened the doors to the company’s new powder plant in Poznan, Eastern Poland.
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Nippon Paint Marine Coatings and Wilckens form new company
Nippon Paint Marine Coatings Co. Ltd. of Kobe, Japan, and Wilckens Farben GmbH of Glückstadt, Germany are proud to announce the formation of Nippon Paint Marine ...
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Assessment of ZnO nanoparticles as anticorrosive pigment in sol-gel films
A work by Spanish researchers is focused on the study of sol-gel hybrid films doped with 0.5% (w/w) ZnO nanoparticles and applied on commercial tinplate.