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Keyland Polymer Material Sciences appoints Vice President
Keyland Polymer Material Sciences, a global UV curable solid resin and powder coatings, appointed Andrew Walton to Vice President effective immediately. Walton will manage all business operations of Keyland...
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Preparation of UV-curable waterborne polyacrylate based on thiol-click chemistry
Researchers found that incorporating thiocarbamate and thioether bonds into the polymer backbone, along with pentaerythritol tetraacrylate (PETTA), results in a new type of waterborne poly(thiourethane-urethane)...
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EPA designated five chemicals as high-priority substances for risk evaluation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed designating five chemicals as High-Priority Substances for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). If these designations...
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“Sustainability and recycling are at the top of my agenda”
Cornelia Tietz is the new Director of the European Printing Ink Association (EuPIA). She succeeds Dr Martin Kanert. She spoke to our FARBE UND LACK editor-in-chief Damir Gagro about the topics of sustainability...
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PPG to sell silicas products business to Qemetica
US paints and coatingsmaker PPG has agreed to sell its silicas products business for about $310 million to Warsaw, Poland-based Qemetica, a manufacturer of soda ash, silicates and other specialty chemicals....
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Development of an epoxy-based self-intumescent fire protective coating containing an appropriate mass ratio of APP and Cu2O
Researchers found that a newly developed epoxy-based self-intumescent fire protective coating with a combination of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and copper (I) oxide (Cu2O) can protect steel plates at...
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Covestro invests USD 40 million in its headquarters in Pittsburgh
Covestro, a supplier of polymers, is investing more than USD 40 million in a series of modernization and technical upgrades across its nine-building campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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A polyurethane coating using CoMOF-BTA metal-organic framework for active protection of AA2024-T3
Researchers found that the addition of CoMOF-BTA particles to polyurethane coatings significantly enhances the corrosion resistance of AA2024-T3 aluminum alloys.
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PPG expands Malaysian plant operations to include non-stick and low friction coatings manufacturing
PPG announced that it has expanded operations in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia to include the production of non-stick coatings for kitchenware, industrial bakeware and low friction applications.
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Hybrid epoxy-SiO2/GO nanosheets anti-corrosive coating for aeronautic aluminum Al6061-T5
Researchers found that the addition of 0.5 wt% graphene oxide (GO) to an epoxy resin-SiO2 matrix significantly improves the mechanical and anti-corrosive properties of the coating.
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BASF opens new application and technical center for automotive coatings in China
BASF's Coatings division has official inaugurated its new Application and Technical Center in Jiangmen, China. Located within the site of BASF Coatings (Guangdong).
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POSS-vinyl-urethane acrylate-based nanohybrid coating materials
Researchers found that the use of POSS-vinyl-heptaisobutyl-substituted compounds as an inorganic additive significantly enhances the thermal and physical properties of nanohybrid coating materials.
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BASF announces plant closures in Ludwigshafen
Due to a lack of profitability, BASF intends to discontinue the production of adipic acid, cyclododecanone (CDon) and cyclopentanone (CPon) at the Ludwigshafen site by 2025. Around 180 employees will be...
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Corrosion-resistant super-amphiphobic coating with thermal and mechanical stability
Researchers found that the corrosion resistance and thermal stability of the super-amphiphobic coating can be significantly improved by using functionalized nano-Al2O3 and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)....