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UV-cured coating resins made from renewable thiolactone derivatives

A set of multifunctional UV-cured thiol-ene polymer resins was prepared from thiolactone containing monomers and different amine compounds. When applying the...

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Flint Group opens Global Innovation Centre in Sweden

Flint Group has opened its Global Innovation Centre (GIC) for the Paper & Board packaging inks business in Malmö, Sweden.

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New edition of “Light Stabilizers for Coatings” is out

Paint flaking off an object is a serious concern in the coatings industry – now in its second edition, the book "Light Stabilizers for Coatings" explains how paint ...

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Studying polyacrylic latex coatings with self-cleaning properties

A transparent, industrial and cost effective coating with self-cleaning properties for indoor and outdoor applications based on a water-based polyacrylic emulsion...

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Hubergroup acquires Alden & Ott Printing Inks

Hubergroup, Inc. and Alden & Ott Printing Inks have announced that Hubergroup has acquired substantially all of the assets of Alden & Ott in a private deal. ...

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Enhancing the stability of UV-curable thiol/vinyl carbonate resins

In a study, Austrian researchers evaluated the effect of various stabiliser systems on low-cytotoxic thiol/vinyl carbonate formulations with the aim to inhibit...

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Investigating pyrite tailings-based mineral admixtures with photocatalytic activity

Thanks to a novel mineral admixture, cementitious materials have obvious photocatalysis and greater compressive strength.

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Sun Chemical acquires RJA Dispersions business

Sun Chemical Corporation has acquired the assets and business of RJA Dispersions LLC, effective March 1, 2017.

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High bio-content natural plant oil based UV-curable branched oligomers

A new, green approach to improve the performance and biorenewable content of natural plant oil based UV-curable materials is presented by researchers from North...

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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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Controlling self-patterning of acrylate films by photopolymerisation

Acrylate formulations can spontaneously generate surface patterns by UV-curing in open-air. This phenomenon, designated as self-patterning, occurs if there...

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DVUV Holdings announces new corporate name and reorganises structure

DVUV Holdings, LLC announces its new corporate name and a reorganisation and rebranding of its operating companies. The new corporate name is Keyland Polymer ...

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Flame retardancy of photocured epoxy acrylate based coatings

In a work the synergistic effect of a nitrogen and phosphorus containing reactive monomer on the flame retardancy of photocured epoxy acrylate based coatings ...

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Mechanical properties of UV-cured nanocomposite coating for wood furniture

In a study, the feasibility of improving the mechanical properties of a high solid content UV-curable acrylic coating system through the addition of cellulose ...