Sustainability
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Teknos invests in solar power for its site in Rajamäki
Finnish-based coating manufacturer Teknos has installed solar panels in its paint production in the factory in Rajamäki, Finland. Besides switching to renewable energy sources, the company’s goal is...
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Collaboration between Perstorp, Fortum and Uniper wins support from EU
The European Union Innovation Fund has selected Project Air, a unique production facility for sustainable methanol in Stenungsund, Sweden, as one of 17 large-scale green tech projects to be granted more...
News Raw Materials
Biobased coatings in the focus of the July issue
The July and August issue of the European Coatings Journal is out. It features a full package on bio-based coatings: a market report, a product overview and expert interviews.
News Production & Lab
Project aims to use biobased aromatics for sustainable alkyd coatings
A consortium of 10 partners has started the Bright Coatings project with the aim to demonstrate the feasibility of the production and use of biobased aromatics for sustainable alkyd coatings.
News Markets & Companies
Allnex turns its alkyd product line more sustainable
Allnex has announced to turn its alkyd product line more sustainable by using mass balanced, biobased pentaerythritol in all its alkyds in EMEA.
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Perstorp introduces 2-Ethylhexanol partly based on renewables
Perstorp has introduced 2-Ethylhexanol based on 25% renewable raw material. It is designed to reduce the carbon footprint throughout the value chain where it is used to support sustainable sourcing of...
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BTC Europe and Nxtlevvel Biochem sign distribution agreement
BTC Europe GmbH and Nxtlevvel Biochem have recently signed an agreement on the distribution of biobased and biodegradable solvents derived from levulinic acid for the European market.
News Application Areas
Aloe vera and its use in food preservation and packaging
A contemporary overview presents the scope and prospects of Aloe vera in food preservation and packaging.
News Coatings Technologies
Ecologically beneficial reuse of rice straw
During a new study, rice straw was first converted into a paperboard which was then coated with a coating based on cellulose nano-fibrils extracted from the rice straw.
News Application Areas
Eco-friendly fire-resistant coatings
Researchers have published a comparative study of fire-resistant coatings based on high and low molecular weight tannins.
News Coatings Technologies
Controllable hydrolytic stability of novel fluorinated polyurethane films
A recently published paper describes the controllable hydrolytic stability of fluorinated polyurethane films by incorporating fluorinated side chains.
News Markets & Companies
Industry body takes action on greenwash claims in decorative paints
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) have launched a new online guide, "Green Claims Guide to Decorative Paints", to tackle the rising number of green claims emerging in the decorative paints industry....
News Production & Lab
New bio-based epoxide-amine coatings as replacements for BPA
As replacements for BPA, new bio-based epoxy-amine coatings and their nanocomposite coating derivatives including graphenes, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and fullerenes were prepared for the first time, and...
News Markets & Companies
Polyurethane coatings: Traditional market changing
Tense situation: Supply problems and regulation are a challenge in the polyurethane coatings market. However, this current challenging development in the industry is also encouraging a shift to more sustainable...