Additives
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Limits and challenges of today’s technology in the coatings industry
As manufacturers push for lower VOCs, safer chemistries, and improved sustainability, coatings technology is approaching the practical limits of both formulation and processing. Jigarkumar Patel, senior...
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Keratin from chicken feathers boosts coating performance
Researchers at Fraunhofer IPA and Fraunhofer IAP are investigating whether keratin extracted from chicken feathers can be used as a multifunctional additive in coatings. The bio-based protein could improve...
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Univar to distribute SI Group’s additives across EMEA
Univar Solutions has broadened its distribution agreement with SI Group, extending the supply of performance additives for plastics and rubber across key EMEA markets, including Türkiye and Iberia.
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Evonik opens first production facility for pyrogenic metal oxides in Asia
With its new production facility in Yokkaichi, Japan, the German chemicals group strengthens its presence in Asia and focuses on sustainable innovation. Pyrogenic aluminium oxide will be produced here...
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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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Optimisation of radiation-curing coatings with silicone-based additives
Silicone additives improve the surface properties of radiation-curing coatings. Researchers at BYK Chemie, including Marc Eberhardt, Guillaume Jaunky and Albert Frank, are investigating how they can optimise...
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Additives: Brenntag extends cooperation for glass bubbles from 3M
Brenntag Specialties announces exclusive distribution agreement with 3M for glass bubbles as additives for coatings, plastics and building materials in France and the Iberian Peninsula.
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Polyols from cashew nut shell liquid: Cornerstone building blocks for cutting-edge bio-based additives and polymers
Cashew nut shells provide polyols that could play a key role in the development of sustainable polymer products.
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Byk ends production of PFAS-containing additives
Byk Additives is on the way to a PFAS-free product portfolio and has set itself the goal of delivering the last PFAS-containing products by the end of 2025.
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New distribution agreement between Lubrizol and IMCD
The Lubrizol Corporation has announced a new distribution agreement with IMCD Group as part of its commitment to serving the growing lubricant and fuel additives market in Bangladesh.
News Coatings Technologies
Unlocking growth in the paints and coatings additives market: A small change with big impact
The paint and coatings additives market sees promising growth prospects with a focus on sustainability and innovation.
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ACI Group secures Chem Additive distribution deal
ACI Group has secured a new distribution partnership with Chem (Yueyang) Waterborne Additive ("Chem Additive"), a performance additive innovator based in Hunan, China.
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Omya anncounces the acquisition of Bublon
Omya, a global producer of industrial minerals, has acquired Bublon GmbH, a technology leader in producing lightweight fillers / microspheres based on the controlled thermal expansion of raw perlite.
News Coatings Technologies
Facile way to enhance the properties of powder coating films
Researchers report on an enhanced flowability and film properties of ultrafine powder coatings modulated by modified flow additive.