Pigments

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Merck moves executives between businesses and group functions

Merck has announced new appointments to several executive positions. These appointments involve transfers between the businesses and Group functions.

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Solar spectral performance of nanopigments

Solar spectral behaviour of nanopigments has been an important issue in many practical relevance due to their tunable properties.

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Ferro and Simon & Werner extend distribution partnership in Germany

Effective of January 1, 2017, Ferro and Simon & Werner GmbH extended their current distribution partnership in Germany for pigments used in coatings, construction...

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New materials improve colour of reflective coatings

Inspired by the structure of insect eyes, scientists have developed new materials that could improve the colour and effectiveness of reflective coatings.

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Fluorescence boosts performance of cool coloured pigments

Elementary school science teaches us that in the sun, dark colours get hot while white stays cool. New research has found an exception: Scientists have determined...

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Formulating nanocomposite coatings with remarkable anti-corrosion characteristics

In a study, ZnO nanoparticles ranging from 1 to 8% (w/w) were introduced into a hybrid acrylic-silicone polymeric matrix to achieve nanocomposite coating systems...

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Ceresana analyses global market for titanium dioxide

Ceresana analysed the global market for titanium dioxide along the value-added chain for the second time: from the feedstock ilmenite, leucoxene, and rutile...

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BASF divests global photoinitiator business to IGM Resins

BASF has sold its global photoinitiator business to IGM Resins B.V., Netherlands, a global producer and supplier of radiation-curable material.

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Huntsman plans to spin off its pigments business

Huntsman Corp. plans to spin off its specialty chemical business - rather than sell it - and create a new publicly traded company by early next year.

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Huntsman begins production at new pigment plant

Global chemical company Huntsman announced the start up of operations at its brand new colour pigments facility in Augusta, Georgia.

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Assessment of ZnO nanoparticles as anticorrosive pigment in sol-gel films

A work by Spanish researchers is focused on the study of sol-gel hybrid films doped with 0.5% (w/w) ZnO nanoparticles and applied on commercial tinplate.

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New generation multi-hollow opaque polymer pigments

Turkish researchers synthesised a new generation multi-hollow opaque polymer pigment by suspension polymerisation of "water-in-oil-in-water” emulsion method,...

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Titanium dioxide remains the most-in-demand type of pigments

For the fourth time now, the market research company Ceresana analyses the market for pigments: Global sales amount to 9.7 million tonnes per year.

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New effect pigments enable warm colors with antique look for interiors

A gold that is elegant and unobtrusive and a bold reddish brown with the shine of metal: With "Firemist Velvet Gold" and "Firemist Velvet Russet", BASF has ...