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A gloomy outlook for anticorrosive coatings. Image source: Ulia Koltyrina-StcoAdobe.com
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A gloomy outlook for anticorrosive coatings

Urgently needed but faltering infrastructure projects are having a negative impact on the market for corrosion protection coating materials in Europe.

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Protective coatings: A particular focus on replacing non-REACH-conform components

We spoke to Dr. Peter Plagemann, Group Manager Electrochemistry and Corrosion Protection of Fraunhofer IFAM, about current trends in corrosion protection and ...

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The most important trends for self-healing materials

Several trends are emerging in the self-healing materials market. None of these are completely new, but they are important developments that market researchers ...

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Visualising under-coating corrosion before visible damage

Recently, scientists developed a new method for visualising under-coating corrosion utilising pH indicators before visible damage.

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Interview: “The protective coatings market will continue to be fragmented and diverse”

The move to water-borne or powder remains a driver of innovation in the field of protective coatings, but not all industries are already able to move away from ...

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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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Anticorrosive water-borne paints with reduced phosphate content

The objective of a research was to formulate water-borne epoxy coatings free from zinc and with reduced phosphate levels, replacing zinc phosphate by calcium...

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Graphene: Successful with new corrosion protection formula

The discovery of graphene in 2004 was met with great enthusiasm in many fields. Its potential for coatings has also been widely discussed in the industry. Jiangsu ...

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Marine paints: These are the challenges they have to overcome

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Chloride-induced corrosion of reinforcement in low-calcium geopolymer concrete

Geopolymer concrete (GPC) has significant potential as a more sustainable alternative for ordinary Portland cement concrete (PCC).

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Improving the performance of anticorrosive coatings with graphene

Iranian researchers from Institute for Color Science and Technology improved the anticorrosive properties of polymeric coatings by using graphene and creating ...

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A smarter, safer way to reduce corrosion

Better protection against rust and corrosion is a step closer thanks to a breakthrough by a research team, who have discovered a material and manufacturing process ...

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Coatings technology: take a glimpse into the future

Conference for innovation managers and heads of R&D provides insights into the future of coatings technology from the innovators and mavericks who are at ...

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Viability of epoxy-siloxane hybrid coatings for preventing steel corrosion

In a research work, eight coatings consisting of primers, topcoats and combinations of primers/topcoats were evaluated.