Protective coatings
News Markets & Companies
Delta Coatings announces Oman, Egypt and Saudi Arabia expansion
Dubai-based waterproofing specialist and protective coatings system house, Delta Coatings International, has announced its ambitious three-year strategic growth plan for the Middle East.
News Markets & Companies
Macro vision has to be on top of our minds
João Luís Serrenho, Vice chairman CIN Coatings, gives insights into the protective coatings market. Interview by Bettina Hoffmann
News Coatings Technologies
Photothermal self-healing coating
Researchers have portrayed a graphene oxide modified vinyl ester coating based on tung oil-with an improved anti-corrosion performance.
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New Review: Common optical fibre coatings
From acrylates to silicones: A new review provides a comparison among four most utilised, commercially available types of coating material for optical fibre coatings used for normal to harsh environments....
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High-transparency hydrophobic anti-smudge coatings
A new study describes the formulation of a highly transparent, hydrophobic, hard and flexible coatings based on a novel melamine-formaldehyde resin synthesised by hydrophobic melamine.
News Production & Lab
Photothermal healing performance of a metal protection coating
Researchers describe an oxidised carbon black/epoxy vitrimer composite coating for metal protection and its photothermal healing performance.
News Production & Lab
Good potential for seawater applications
A new study demonstrates laboratory and field-testing of six siloxane-based coatings to be potentially used as a topcoat paint on structured steel.
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Protective coatings: “Sustainability is one of the biggest trends”
Jonathan Bird, Global Marketing Manager for Resins & Polymers, The Performance Coatings Group, Lubrizol Advanced Materials, talks about trends in protective coatings and how the trend towards sustainability...
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Eco-friendly paper protection coating
A new study presents cross-linked chitosan/tannin extract as a biodegradable and repulpable coating for paper with excellent oil-resistance, gas barrier and UV-shielding.
News Coatings Technologies
Relevant questions
ECS pre-conference tutorials on adhesives & sealants and anti-corrosive coatings impart basics of coatings knowledge.
News Production & Lab
Transparent and foldable protective coating
A new study presents a transparent and flame-retardant hybrid protective coating with high surface hardness that is yet foldable.
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Bioinspired corrosion and abrasion protection for steel structures
Researchers have prepared a bioinspired flexible polybenzoxazine coat and enhanced its mechanical hardness and adhesion strength by biologically derived tannic acid.
News Legislation
An investment in future generations
Clare McDermott, Andreas Karpow and Maksymilian Pawlowski of Teknos are giving an insight into recent developments and expectations for the hydrogen coatings market and coatings as an important solution...
News Production & Lab
Drying oils in smart self-healing coatings
A new review article describes the advanced application of drying oils in smart self-healing coatings for corrosion protection and investigates the feasibility for industrial application.