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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.

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Evonik invests in Interface Polymers

Evonik has invested in the British company Interface Polymers. This company’s additives simplify the processing of plastics such as mixtures with polyethylene or polypropylene.

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Safic-Alcan and Schützen: New distribution agreement

Specialty chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has announced a new exclusive distribution agreement with Schützen Chemical Group for biobased rheological modifiers.

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Scott Bader partners with Safic-Alcan

Scott Bader France is has announced a new partnership with Safic-Alcan, effective immediately, for the distribution of rheology modifiers and acrylic dispersions across France.

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Elementis and Grolman sign exclusive distribution agreement

Elementis and Grolman Group are set to begin an exclusive distribution relationship for DACH and Central Eastern Europe, effective beginning inf March, 2023.

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New cooperation between Devine Chemicals and Van Weezenbeek Dispersions

Since February 2023, the British additives manufacturer Devine Chemicals and the Dutch trading house Van Weezenbeek Dispersions have been cooperating in Germany.

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News Coatings Technologies

Inorganic additives and their impact on automotive coating systems

Researchers have systematically varied inorganic additives and and studied their impact on interfacial delamination processes of automotive coating systems.

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News Raw Materials

Interview: “Not a matter of ‘if’, but only of ‘when’”

Andre van Linden, R&D director Scientific Academic Partnerships at Akzo Nobel, expands on how additives can have a great impact on the sustainability of a coating and the shift to sustainable additives....

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Evonik increases additive capacities for architectural paints

Evonik's Coating Additives business line is increasing capacities of two additive product groups for architectural paints: hydrophobing agents and polyurethane thickeners. The new capacities will be available...

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Safic Alcan establishes its operations in South America

Specialty chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has acquired 100% of Proquimil Produtos Químicos, a Brazilian chemical distributor specialising in rubber and plastic polymers and additives.

News Raw Materials

Additives and resins in the focus of the September issue

The September issue of the European Coatings Journal is out. It features a full package on resins and additives: a market report, a product overview and expert interviews.

News Markets & Companies

Evonik increases production capacities for matting agents

Evonik’s Coating Additives business line is expanding the production capacity of precipitated matting agents at its manufacturing facility in Taiwan.

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Krahn Hellas signs distribution agreement with Byk

Krahn Hellas, the Greek subsidiary of Germany-based Krahn Chemie Group, expands its distribution portfolio with the additive range of Byk.