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Heat and drought: A challenge for production and logistics at BASF
Due to the persistent high temperatures and low water levels in the Rhine, BASF SE has to adjust production and logistics at its Ludwigshafen site.
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Potential for fungal dyes as colorants in oil and acrylic paints
Potential applications for colorants derived from the spalting fungi Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Chlorociboria aeruginosa, Scytalidium cuboideum, and Scytalidium...
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Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals and Imagine Chemistry winner Renmatix collaborate
Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals and Renmatix, a leader in the global plant-based technology movement, will jointly develop biomass-based performance additives ...
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Covestro receives Alain Clause Award for environmentally compatible UV dispersion
At this year's European Technical Coatings Congress (ETCC) in Amsterdam, Covestro received the Alain Clause Award of the Belgian Association of Technicians from ...
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ISO 16890 definitively replaces test standard EN 779
As of July 1, 2018, ISO 16890 will be the sole internationally applicable testing standard for classifying air filters. This means a radical change in the evaluation...
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Self-healing performance of an epoxy coating
Scientists recently investigated the self-healing performance of an epoxy coating containing microencapsulated alkyd resin based on coconut oil.
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IKOM Award 2018 for Alberdingk Boley
As employers of the future, Alberdingk Boley was honored with the special environmental IKOM Award 2018 at the Technical University of Munich.
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Beckers group receives EcoVadis CSR gold standard
Beckers Group has received its first gold rating for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance by EcoVadis. The company published its annual sustainability...
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Axalta receives EcoVadis Gold Star award
Axalta Coating Systems has received a Gold Star award from EcoVadis, the international sustainability and CSR ratings firm.
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Simulation of chitosan-TiO2 edible ink for screen-printing
Traditional ink owning harmful components has caused many problems, so a new paper developed chitosan-TiO2 edible inks and used it as the model to study the...
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Lonza’s preservative gains Blue Angel label compliance
Lonza announced that its "Proxel BZ Plus" preservative is now compatible for the in-can preservation of interior paints in accordance with the Blue Angel label ...
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First recycled door coated with plant-based resin
DSM’s "Decovery" plant-based resin technology is used for the first time on Weekamp’s new 100% recycled exterior doors concept.
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“A need to develop cost-effective and sustainable bio-based solutions for architectural coatings”
The push for low VOC, low formaldehyde and APEO-free paints and coatings currently comes more from the market than from regulations, observes Rajeev Farwaha. ...
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A novel nanocomposite coating for tribological applications
In a recently published paper scientists fabricated UHMWPE nanocomposite coatings reinforced with C-15A nanoclay.