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Songwon reports Q2/2025 revenue decline amid ongoing margin pressure
South Korea’s Songwon Industrial Group posted a 3.0 % year-on-year revenue drop and a loss of KRW 1.48 billion in Q2/2025. While Industrial Chemicals faced weak demand, Performance Chemicals achieved...
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PPG appoints Joe Gette as new General Counsel and Senior Vice President
PPG has appointed Joe Gette as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. He will succeed Anne M. Foulkes on 1 January 2026, who will retire but remain with the company in a transitional role...
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Rising demand for water-borne coatings – How the industry adapts
Marcel Meeuwisse, TBD Manager Architectural & Construction EMEA at Allnex, explains which markets are seeing an increase in water-borne coatings and the opportunities and challenges posed by stricter...
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Durable flame-retardant protection for wood surfaces using core–shell particles
The Institute of Wood Technology Dresden (IHD) is developing novel core–shell flame retardants designed to retain their performance over time and prevent migration from coatings. The aim is to provide...
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Songwon strengthens polymer stabiliser distribution in Southeastern Europe with extended Biesterfeld partnership
Songwon Industrial is expanding its market presence in Southeastern Europe. Since July, Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has been the exclusive distributor for polymer stabilisers in seven countries across the...
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Siegwerk expands packaging coatings portfolio with Allinova acquisition
Siegwerk has signed an agreement to acquire Dutch coatings specialist Allinova, strengthening its expertise in functional and sustainable packaging solutions and expanding its product portfolio with water-based...
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Biomass-derived carbon nanodots as photoinitiators in polymerisation processes
An international research team has developed protocols for the preparation and application of biomass-derived carbon nanodots (CDs) capable of initiating both conventional radical photopolymerisation and...
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Water-borne coatings on the rise – Opportunities and challenges ahead
Andre van Linden, Director Scientific Academic Partnerships at Akzo Nobel, talks about the growing importance of water-borne coatings in various markets and the challenges posed by stricter biocide regulations....
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Śnieżka publishes 2024 integrated report in line with CSRD Directive
The Śnieżka Group has released its 2024 annual report, combining financial and operational data with ESG information prepared for the first time in accordance with the CSRD Directive and externally...
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Jotun reports revenue and profit growth in early 2025
Norwegian paints and coatings manufacturer Jotun recorded higher revenues and earnings in the first four months of 2025, with all regions and product segments contributing to growth.
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Sustainable methanol production from wet biomass under mild conditions
A newly proposed process converts wet biomass to renewable methanol at significantly reduced pressures and temperatures, delivering high efficiency at competitive costs.
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“By eliminating additives, we reduce the ecological footprint”
Zuelch Industrial Coatings is working on an additive-free coating. This not only supports the company’s commitment to the Green Deal in multiple ways, but also makes it less dependent on raw material...
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Modular monomer precursor enables functional and biodegradable polyamino esters
A newly developed oxazepan monomer precursor enables the tailored synthesis of functional and biodegradable poly(amino esters) under mild conditions.
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CO₂-based δ-lactone enables functional copolyesters under mild conditions
A new catalytic approach enables the chemoselective ring-opening copolymerisation of δ-lactone from CO₂ and butadiene at room temperature, paving the way for advanced functional polyesters.