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Antibacterial coating on cotton fabric

In a recently published paper silver/waterborne polyurethane-acrylate’s antibacterial coating on cotton fabric based on click reaction via ultraviolet radiation...

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Akzo Nobel’s largest powder coatings plant opens in China

Production has started at Akzo Nobel's new powder coatings plant in Changzhou, China. The company invested €40 million in this project.

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ACQ effect in fluorescent materials

Recently scienstis presented a novel approach to study and solve the aggregation caused quench (ACQ) effect in traditional fluorescent materials.

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Market study carbon black

The market researchers of Ceresana examined the global carbon black market already for the third time. They expect a positive development of carbon black demand ...

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How to forecast new OEM colours

Colour trends are influenced over time by many factors that all exist in parallel. Elke Dirks, OEM Colour Designer for Axalta, explains how smart forecasts can ...

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Market study bio-based building blocks and polymers

New comprehensive market and trend report "Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Global Capacities and Trends 2017-2022” published by German nova-Institute. ...

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UV-cured hard coatings on plastic substrates

In a recently published paper scientists prepared UV-cured spironaphthooxazine/silica/polyacrylate photochromic hard coatings on plastic substrates.

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Efficient matting of UV-coatings

It can be difficult to obtain matt finishes with 100% solids UV curable coatings. A recent article describes different matting agents and explains what other ...

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PPG not able to publish Quarterly Report

PPG announced that the company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 should no longer be relied upon. PPG is currently ...

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Sun Chemical to celebrate 200th anniversary

Throughout the remainder of 2018, Sun Chemical will celebrate its 200th anniversary.

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Delo registers record growth

Delo Industrial Adhesives looks back on a very successful financial year. The company achieved a sales record of nearly 160 million EUR.

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European Coatings Show Conference is calling for papers

After the record numbers of 850 participants from 50 countries in 2017, the European Coatings Show Conference is now calling for papers for 2019. Companies,...

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Failure of coatings over joints and gaps

A new study deals with the failure of coatings over joints and gaps and presents finite-element models.

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Asian Paints presents results

Asian Paints Ltd announced their financial results for the quarter and twelve months ended March 31, 2018.