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Ferro expands ceramic coatings business

Ferro Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire Endeka Group, a global producer of coatings and key raw materials for the ceramic tile market.

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Modified acrylic resin as binder for waterborne printing inks on plastic films

Polymers have low-energy surfaces and are difficult to be adhered by waterborne inks due to their higher surface tension. An approach to prepare acrylic resin ...

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Innovative approach to 3D concrete printing

Australian scientists have developed an innovative approach to the 3D printing of concrete using cement and geopolymer binding. The technology has the potential...

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Sun Chemical acquires manufacturer of UV printing inks

Sun Chemical has acquired a leading manufacturer of UV printing inks for converters in the commercial, packaging and specialty markets.

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Krahn Chemie takes over distribution for FP-Pigments in Germany

Krahn Chemie GmbH and the Finnish company FP-Pigments Oy started to cooperate in the sales and marketing of opacity pigments for paint, coating and printing ink ...

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Inks made of graphene-like materials

An international research team has developed inks made of graphene-like materials that are compatible with conventional inkjet printing techniques for optoelectronics...

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Shrinking pool of substances

A top priority for EuPIA remains a EU-wide regulation for printed food contact materials. European Coatings has spoken to Dr Martin Kanert, managing director ...

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Ferro acquires Dip Tech

Ferro Corporation has acquired Dip Tech Ltd., a leading provider of digital printing solutions for glass coatings headquartered in Kfar Saba, Israel.

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DKSH opens specialty chemicals innovation center in the Philippines

DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials has opened an innovation center in Canlubang Laguna to focus on the development of new concepts, high-performance ...

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Barrier coatings for flexible packaging paper

Researchers from Karlstad University in Sweden have investigated the effects of phase interaction of starch and polyvinyl alcohol based barrier coatings for ...

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Arkema increases photocure resin production capacity in China

Arkema has announced a project to expand by over 30% production capacity at Sartomer’s Nansha facility in China.

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Tattoo ink can sense how healthy a person is

A new tattoo ink changes colour depending on a person's glucose levels, meaning people with diabetes can use it to check their blood sugar levels.

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USMB acquires Printing Ink Resin business of Resinall Europe

Umicore Specialty Materials Brugge NV (USMB) has entered into an agreement with Resinall Europe BVBA to acquire its Printing Ink Resin business.

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Clariant to invest in new additives’ facilities in China

Clariant underscores its commitment to Asia with a multi-million CHF investment by its additives business to ensure local manufacturing in China of high-end ...