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Clariant inaugurates new additives production facilities in China
Clariant has opened two new, fully-owned additives facilities at its site in Zhenjiang, China. This completes a multi-million EUR investment originally announced...
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IKOM Award 2018 for Alberdingk Boley
As employers of the future, Alberdingk Boley was honored with the special environmental IKOM Award 2018 at the Technical University of Munich.
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Akzo Nobel acquires Romanian company Fabryo
Akzo Nobel has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Fabryo Corporation S.R.L. (Fabryo), becoming the leader in the Romanian decorative...
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Beckers group receives EcoVadis CSR gold standard
Beckers Group has received its first gold rating for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance by EcoVadis. The company published its annual sustainability...
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Glass bead RR materials applied to building facades
Recently scientists explored the durability of glass bead retro-reflective (RR) materials applied to building facades.
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Halfway to Brexit
The October deadline for an agreement between the UK and the EU is looming. Many relevant issues are still in negotiations. The British Coatings Federation (BCF) ...
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Synthetic and bio emulsion polymers market consumption to surpass 15 million tons by 2024
Synthetic and Bio Emulsion Polymers Market size is set to exceed USD 40 billion by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights.
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Radiation curing: A continued bright future
UV/EB technology addresses several of the current megatrends and the market needs arising, such as cost efficiency, resource saving and emission reduction, and ...
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Biesterfeld strengthens its market position
Growing under its own steam: The Biesterfeld group continued its successful track record of business development in 2017.
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Simulation of chitosan-TiO2 edible ink for screen-printing
Traditional ink owning harmful components has caused many problems, so a new paper developed chitosan-TiO2 edible inks and used it as the model to study the...
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Akzo Nobel’s largest powder coatings plant opens in China
Production has started at Akzo Nobel's new powder coatings plant in Changzhou, China. The company invested €40 million in this project.
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Digital developments for the PU industry
Covestro initiated a comprehensive strategic program last year to anchor digital technologies and processes in research and development, production, logistics and ...
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Market study carbon black
The market researchers of Ceresana examined the global carbon black market already for the third time. They expect a positive development of carbon black demand ...
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How to forecast new OEM colours
Colour trends are influenced over time by many factors that all exist in parallel. Elke Dirks, OEM Colour Designer for Axalta, explains how smart forecasts can ...