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Lomon Billions expands chloride titanium dioxide pigment production capacity
Lomon Billions invests more than EUR 230 millions in additional chloride titanium dioxide pigment production capacity at its chloride production site in Jiaozuo, ...
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Preparation and characteristics of self-floating silica
In a new study self-floating silica was prepared by sol-gel method. Octadecyl 2-((3-(triethoxysilyl) propyl) amino) acetate was used as hydrophobic agent. The...
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Evonik opens new polyamide 12 powder plant in Marl
Evonik Industries has opened another production line for specialty polyamide 12 powders (PA 12) of its Vestosint brand at its largest global production site ...
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Fabrication of thermally stable porous films from epoxy resin
In a current work, porous films based on epoxy resin have been obtained via the Breath Figures method.
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Akzo Nobel inaugurates powder coatings plant in Mumbai, India
Akzo Nobel has reinforced its commitment to customers in India following the inauguration of a new EUR 9 million facility for the production of powder coatings. ...
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Characterisation of polysiloxane/polyacrylate composite latexes
A recently published study examines the fabrication and characterisation of polysiloxane/polyacrylate composite latexes with balanced water vapor permeability and ...
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Titanium dioxide: Further discussion needed
Titanium dioxide is persistently causing concern in the coatings industry. We have asked Didier Leroy, Technical Director at CEPE, to comment on the current ...
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Troy selects Urai to distribute its preservatives in Italy
Troy Corporation has initiated a new partnership to service preservatives customers in Italy. Troy has appointed Urai S.p.a. as its distributor in the Italian ...
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Interview: “The growth of overall online sales has great implications for paint manufacturers”
Selling paint online is still a niche market but with big growth ahead. We spoke to Reinier Zuydgeest of USP Marketing Consultancy about the opportunities for paint ...
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Protective coatings in the focus of the February issue
Facing wind and weather, protective coatings – which are this month focus topic – have to withstand tough conditions. Looking at the market, the conditions are, ...
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Biobased polyurethane thermosets from renewable materials
Scientists have synthesized flexible, hard, and tough biobased polyurethane thermosets from renewable materials, i.e. glycerol and 10-undecenoic acid.
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BASF breaks down the 2017 automotive colors market
With the "BASF Color Report For Automotive OEM Coatings”, BASF’s Coatings division provides a global analysis of the color distribution in the 2017 automotive...
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Synthesis of silica-supported ZnO pigments for thermal control coatings
In a new study scientists targeted to improve thermal control coatings that are used for i. e. spacecrafts. Therefore they synthesized silica-supported ZnO ...
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New solutions for automotive light weighting
As a global solution provider to automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, Henkel continues to drive progress in sustainable light weighting technologies with new ...