Polymers
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Stahl joins GO!PHA alliance
Stahl, a leading provider of speciality coatings and treatments for flexible substrates, has joined the Global Organization for PHA (GO!PHA), a non-profit platform that advocates and advances the use of...
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Strong growth: Bio-based polymers
A recent market study by the Nova Institute forecasts annual growth of 17% for bio-based polymers between 2023 and 2028. Demand from Asia and the USA in particular is driving growth, while Europe is lagging...
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Songwon announces price increase and freight surcharge for polymer stabilizers and coatings
Songwon Industrial announced today that it is implementing a price increase and adding a freight surcharge on its polymer stabilizers and coatings products in response to the impacts on costs and lead...
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Self-healing assessment in polymeric coatings
A new article reviews the characterisation methods for self-healing assessment in polymeric coatings.
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New epoxy resin resists flames and reduces waste
Empa researchers have developed an epoxy resin that can be repaired and recycled, in addition to being flame-retardant and mechanically strong. Potential applications range from coating for wooden flooring...
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Multi-stimuli-responsive copolymers
Researchers have presented a set of multi-stimuli responsive copolymers based on 1-pyrenol polyphotoacids.
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Sustainable barrier paper coating for food packaging
A new review article describes recent progresses in sustainable barrier paper coatings for food packaging applications.
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Improving the performance of waterborne polymer coatings
Researchers have proposed reversible imine crosslinking in waterborne self-healing polymer coatings.
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Simple design method to fabricate water-dispersible polymers
Researchers have prepared ambient temperature self-healing waterborne polyurethane based on dynamic ditelluride bonds with recyclable and antibacterial functions.
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BASF expands polymer dispersions production
BASF has announced plans to expand its polymer dispersions production capacity by adding a second production line at its site in the Daya Bay Petrochemical Industrial Park in Guangdong, China.
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Urushiol as excellent raw material for self-healing coatings
A recently conducted work suggests the fabrication of mechanically robust urushiol-based polymer coatings with excellent self-healing property and hydrophobicity.
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Polymer-based composites with anti-icing properties
Reseachers have prepared robust interface-free superhydrophobic polymer-based composites with recoverable and anti-icing properties.
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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.
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Diamant Polymer: New company headquarters
Diamant Polymer has celebrated the inauguration of a new company headquarters in Mönchengladbach, Germany. According to the company's own information, the move multiplies its production capacities.