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Good start for BASF in 2018

Following a successful 2017 business year, BASF has had a good start to the year 2018. "Last year, we achieved significant growth and were able to further increase ...

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Electro-sprayed PVA coating with texture-enriched surface morphology

A recently published article reports the modified surface morphology of Poly-vinyl Alcohol (PVA) films using electro-spraying coating technique.

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New market study on fillers

Fillers do not only make numerous products cheaper, often, they also greatly improve the properties of the filled materials. The market research company Ceresana ...

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Protective Coatings: “Isocyanate-free wins the day

Speaking about the future of protective coatings is not easy. The market is quite fragmented so it is difficult to find some common ground. We tried it anyway and ...

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Clariant increases growth and profitability

Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant presented its results for the 2017 financial year and recorded growth in all business areas once again.

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Interview: “The growth of overall online sales has great implications for paint manufacturers”

Selling paint online is still a niche market but with big growth ahead. We spoke to Reinier Zuydgeest of USP Marketing Consultancy about the opportunities for paint ...

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Synthesis of silica-supported ZnO pigments for thermal control coatings

In a new study scientists targeted to improve thermal control coatings that are used for i. e. spacecrafts. Therefore they synthesized silica-supported ZnO ...

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Akzo Nobel announces preliminary financial results for 2017

Akzo Nobel recorded growth in the financial year 2017 in its sections decorative paints, particularly in Asia, and specialty chemicals. The costs of the transformation...

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New on-demand coatings video online

Did you know that you can watch our monthly livestreams on demand? We just uploaded a new video with detailed information on a new hydrophobing agent that could ...

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BASF finalizes divestiture of Austrian production site

BASF finalizes the sale of its Pischelsdorf paper dispersions production site in Austria to Synthomer Austria GmbH.

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Novel process for robust layers on flexible materials

The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP, a provider of research and development services for all coating technologies,...

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BASF increases prices for pigments, dyes and preparations worldwide

Coatings, plastics, printing, cosmetics and agriculture markets have to expect higher costs. BASF increases its prices for pigments, dyes and preparations by up to 15...

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Asian Paints recorded growth in 2017

Asian Paints announced financial results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months ended December 31.

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White Tale sells Clariant shares to Saudi corporation

The Saudi Arabia-based company Sabic bought nearly 25 % of Clariant and is now its largest shareholder. Sabic received the shares from White Tale, an entity that ...