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Preservatives coatings: “Overall task will become more complex”

Scott Brown of Lonza explains the effect of regulations on the use of preservatives in the coatings industry and gives his assessment on the future.

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Arkema chemical plant faces two explosions after Hurricane Harvey

French chemicals group Arkema has reported two explosions and black smoke at its flood-hit chemical plant in Crosby, Houston, Texas, and added there was a risk...

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Industrial coatings: “Globalisation requires fast responses”

Modern industrial coatings have to perform excellent on multiple levels. European Coatings spoke with Claire Reynier of Arkema Coating Resins about the latest ...

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Production technology: “Growing demand for new and improved systems”

Dispersion is a key technology, but dissolver technology employed needs to be updated, says Dr Hans-Joachim Jacob. The Senior Process Engineer and Customer...

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Real-time characterization during dispersion process enhances product quality

Particle size is one of the key aspects influencing the performance of coatings and inks, such as viscosity, transparency, stability and color strength. Dr. Felipe ...

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Akzo Nobel nominates new Supervisory Board members

With Sue Clark and Patrick Thomas Akzo Nobel has nominated two new Supervisory Board members.

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Disenchantment regarding politics and the EU on the part of SME colleagues is understandable”

Luxembourg-based company Peintures Robin is celebrating its 90th anniversary. CEO Gérard Zoller talks about the peculiarities of the market in this small country...

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Automated painting of individual pieces

Reductions of 20 percent in paint use, 15 percent in energy consumption and 5 percent in production time – a new automated painting technology offers significant ...

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Plastic coatings: “Increased use in automotive”

Due to their customisable properties, polyurethane coatings are an ideal choice for both automotive interiors and exteriors, says Dr Markus Mechtel, head of...

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Barrier improvement for packaging coatings

Development work carried out at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising has shown that the barrier effect of protein ...

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Tikkurila publishes half year financial report

Tikkurila has published its half year financial report for January to June 2017. While revenues were stable, sales volumes were lower than anticipated. To boost ...

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How to improve wood coatings?

Wood is a beautiful material. However, it is also a natural product, and this means that there are occasional drawbacks. We spoke with two experts about how...

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DSM appoints new President of DSM Resins & Functional Materials

Royal DSM has announced that Helen Mets will join DSM as of 1 August 2017 in the role of President DSM Resins & Functional Materials.

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American Coatings Conference 2018: Call for papers

The American Coatings Association, in partnership with Vincentz Network, is calling for papers to be presented at the American Coatings Conference 2018. Experts from ...