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LED has become dominant in many UV curing applications

The UV curing sector is a versatile part of the coatings industry. In the last years especially the UV LED technology had a huge impact on the sector. We spoke...

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Covestro sells its sheets outlet in the USA

Covestro sells its Polycarbonates (PCS) sheets business located in Sheffield (US) to US-based acrylics sheets manufacturer Plaskolite LLC.

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Henkel focuses on sustainable profitable growth

At Henkel’s Annual General Meeting today, Henkel CEO Hans Van Bylen presented the key developments of the fiscal year 2017.

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Sika‘s first factory in Senegal starts operations

Sika is continuing to expand its production capacity in West Africa with the opening of a concrete admixture factory in Senegal.

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Prestigious award for enzymatic polymerization of polysaccharides in coatings

At this years American Coatings SHOW Christian Lenges from DuPont was awarded for the most outstanding technical presentation. Lenges work is an important piece...

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Siegwerk expands Ink Safety Portal services and resources

With its Ink Safety Portal Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA has created an expert platform offering knowledge on crucial Product Safety and Regulatory ...

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Effect of polylactic acid coating on thermoplastic starch foams

Scientists recently investigated the effect of polylactic acid coating on mechanical and physical properties of thermoplastic starch foams from potato starch....

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Effect of copper-modified montmorillonite on lacquer sap

In a recent study scientists prepared a series of hybrid lacquer saps by adding copper(II)-modified montmorillonite (Cu(II)-MMT) into the raw lacquer.

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Dual cure for improved finishes

A new dual cure technology for interior car finishes offers several advantages compared to regular cured systems. You can now watch a recording of Paul Geavert ...

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Altana accelerates growth

The specialty chemicals group Altana significantly accelerated its growth in the 2017 fiscal year and expects further positive development for the current year....

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Akzo Nobel sells its specialty chemicals business to Carlyle

Akzo Nobel has agreed to sell its specialty chemicals business to U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group and Singapore’s GIC for EUR 10.1 billion.

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US coatings market on the upswing

The U.S. coatings industry enters 2018 anticipating that its long period of growth will continue. How is the situation on the market currently?

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Market study on printing inks in Europe

The market research institute Ceresana has published a new study about printing inks. The analysts looked at the market situation of 21 european countries, the ...