Sustainability
News Markets & Companies
British Coatings Federation announces winners of Coatings Care awards
Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings and Sun Chemical have won the 2020 British Coatings Federation (BCF) Coatings Care Awards.
News Markets & Companies
OQ Chemicals again achieves Gold Status in Ecovadis Sustainability Ranking
OQ Chemicals has again been recognised for its sustainability management in the supply chain.
News Coatings Technologies
Development of sustainable polyols with high bio renewable content
Researchers have examined polyols with bio-renewable content and their applications in thermoset coatings.
News Coatings Technologies
Highly stretchable and biodegradable superamphiphobic membrane for antifouling
A highly stretchable and biodegradable superamphiphobic fluorinated polycaprolactone (PCL-b-PTFOA) nanofibrous membrane with a hierarchical porous surface was prepared via electrospinning.
News Production & Lab
Developing green binding additives: Borregaard receives funding of EUR 1.5 million
Borregaard has received a commitment of NOK 15.9 million (ca. EUR 1.5 million) in funding from the Research Council of Norway (NFR) for an innovation project that is supposed to maximise the value of raw...
News Markets & Companies
Renewable Carbon Initiative: Market leaders want to take climate protection seriously
Eleven leading companies from six countries founded the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) in September 2020 under the leadership of Nova-Institute (Germany).
News Raw Materials
Beckers publishes sustainability report and presents 2030 sustainability strategy
Coatings company Beckers has published its 2019 sustainability report. The company regards its newly launched 2030 sustainability strategy a major milestone.
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Covestro signs loan facility with European Investment Bank for R&D activities
Covestro has agreed a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for EUR 225 million.
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Chemspec Europe postponed to autumn 2020
Mack Brooks Exhibitions has announced the postponement of Chemspec Europe, the International Exhibition for Fine and Speciality Chemicals in Cologne.
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Philippines successfully completes phase-out of all lead-containing paints
The phase-out of lead-containing inks for industrial applications was completed in the Philippines at the turn of the year.
News Coatings Technologies
Sustainable components for polyurethane coatings
The antioxidant activity of unmodified kraft and organosolv lignins has been studied to be used as sustainable components for polyurethane coatings.
News Coatings Technologies
Bio-based multifunctional fatty acid methyl esters as reactive diluents
In a current paper epoxidized fatty acid methyl esters (e-FAMEs) obtained from epoxidized linseed oil were compared with fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) obtained from rapeseed oil as reactive diluents...