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An ethical supply chain

Supply chains are often a neglected aspect with regard to sustainability. We spoke to Barbara Eschke, responsible for sustainability management at Worlée, ...

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PPG holds inaugural Innovation Summit in Switzerland

On September 6, PPG held its inaugural Innovation Summit in Montreux, Switzerland discussing the latest innovations.

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Clariant confirms Sabic to complete purchase of 24.99% stake

Clariant announced that Sabic has received the final outstanding regulatory approvals from the competition authorities for the purchase of a 24.99% stake in ...

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Brenntag takes over distribution for Umicore in North America

Brenntag North America, Inc., part of Brenntag Group, will distribute Umicore's polyurethane and polyester catalysts in the United States and Canada.

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Halloysites and mesoporous silica as inhibitor nanocontainers for feedback active powder coatings

Scientists carried out a comparative study of the effect of inhibitor-loaded nanocontainers on corrosion protection performance of polyepoxy powder coatings ...

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PPG to build new paint and coatings research and development center in China

PPG announced it has acquired land in Tianjin, China where it plans to build a new, state-of-the-art paint and coatings research and development (R&D) center. ...

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Market study on intumescent coatings

The intumescent coatings market is projected to grow from an estimated EUR 774.5 million in 2018 to EUR 955,1 million by 2023, at a CAGR of 4.3% from 2018 to ...

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Ineos Styrolution acquires two polystyrene production sites in China from Total S.A.

Ineos Styrolution announced that it signed an acquisition agreement with Total S.A. for two polystyrene (PS) production sites in China.

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Evonik sells its US Jayhawk site

Evonik is taking the next step in focusing on specialty chemicals with the divestment of its US Jayhawk site in Galena, Kansas.

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Interview: The situation with bio-based adhesives is still in flux

Dr. Matthias Popp, Group Leader for Adhesives Formulation, Fraunhofer IFAM, on current trends in adhesives and the situation regarding bio-based adhesives....

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ECS Conference final call for papers

The European Coatings Show Conference call for papers for 2019 is about to end shortly. Companies, universities and institutes are kindly invited to submit...

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Carboline acquires Strathmore and American Coatings Brands

St. Louis-based coatings manufacturer Carboline has announced the acquisition of the Strathmore and American Coatings product lines.

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New video on self-healing primers to extent protection

In a recent webcast Roman Subramanyam Kasisomayajula of Autonomic Materials explained to the European Coatings community how Incorporating a self-healing additive ...

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IMCD to acquire European speciality chemicals distributor Velox

IMCD announced that it signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Velox GmbH. The transaction is subject to regulatory review.