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Smart surfaces market will grow to around EUR 12.13 billion by 2020

A new report identifies the emerging market opportunities for smart surfaces across a wide range of applications.

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Paint uses UV energy absorbed during daylight to glow at night

Nissan in Europe has applied glow-in-the-dark car paint to showcase how its all-electric "Leaf” is helping more and more people convert to solar energy at home. ...

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New Chevrolet concept car draped in dazzling colour from BASF

With its streamlined design featuring BASF’s "Mid-night Glimmer” coatings, Chevrolet-FNR concept car has made its stunning global debut at Auto Shanghai 2015. ...

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Pigments: BASF expands production capacity and colour range for effect pigments

BASF will expand its capacity for the production of "Paliocrom” effect pigments by more than 20 percent by 2017 in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

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Isocyante-free 2K coatings systems:decoupling of pot-life and cure speed

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New report profiles Asia-Pacific paints market 2013 and forecasts for 2018

Market research firm IRL has launched a new edition of its regional title "A Profile of the Asia- Pacific Paint Industry".

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Investigating the finish quality of automotive powder coatings

A research project investigated the finish quality of thermosetting automotive powder coatings in terms of appearance, adhesion and chip resistance.