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Siegwerk acquires plastic packaging business from Schekolin AG

The international ink manufacturer Siegwerk acquires Schekolin’s business unit "Plastic Tubes and Laminates” and further expands its portfolio of UV inks and ...

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Intelligent inks and functional coatings to develop high added-value products

Amplais has implemented a new department, thus strengthening its range of solutions to give added value to the traditional printed product, as well as to develop...

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Siegwerk acquires Actega Colorchemie from the Altana Group

Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications, labels, and catalogs, has signed...

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The science of watching paint dry

New research has described a physical mechanism that separates particles according to their size during the drying of wet coatings. The discovery could help ...

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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 ...

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Zschimmer & Schwarz acquires Interpolymer Corporation

Interpolymer Corporation has been sold to Zschimmer & Schwarz to ensure future development of Interpolymer and to strengthen Zschimmer & Schwarz' ...

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New graphene based inks for high-speed manufacturing of printed electronics

A low-cost, high-speed method for printing graphene inks using a conventional roll-to-roll printing process, like that used to print newspapers and crisp packets,...

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Researchers demonstrate “no-ink” colour printing with nanomaterials

A new technology, the so-called "no-ink” printing method, could jeopardise the business of printing ink manufacturers.

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New market study about the world market for carbon black

The second issue of the market study "Carbon Black” forecasts a dynamic growth of global demand. By 2022, the volume of carbon black is expected to rise to more ...

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New titanium dioxide pigment expands application for printing inks

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. announces the introduction of a new titanium dioxide pigment for ink and packaging application.

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Cellulose turning into a supermaterial of the future

A research project is seeking new design-driven applications for cellulose and is developing related technology as well as exploring new ways to create value...

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American Coatings CONFERENCE 2016 – Call for Papers

The American Coatings Association (ACA), in partnership with Vincentz Network (VN) is calling for papers to be presented at the American Coatings CONFERENCE 2016. ...

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Kuncai starts sales office in Europe

Fujian Kuncai Material Technology Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of pearlescent pigments, has started a sales office in Europe under the name Kuncai Europe B.V....