Sustainability
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“Conquer a slice of the market”
Andrea Moltrasio, President & CEO of Icro Coatings, reveals their innovative strategy to export sustainable wood coatings to the US. Learn how their high-tech solutions are reshaping the industry,...
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Anticorrosive self-adhesives from post-consumer PET bottles
A new study describes the development of anticorrosive self-adhesives from post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) bottles for industrial applications.
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Orion invests in project for circular carbon black
Orion is investing EUR 12.8 million – including EUR 6.4 million in funding from the German government and European Union – to further develop and demonstrate a climate-neutral process for producing...
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Helios Resins invests in processing biomass into raw materials for coatings
Helios Resins and Helios TBLUS are jointly investing in a pilot reactor system to process biomass into raw materials for bio-based resins and coatings. This sustainable initiative aims to address climate...
News Production & Lab
New epoxy resin resists flames and reduces waste
Empa researchers have developed an epoxy resin that can be repaired and recycled, in addition to being flame-retardant and mechanically strong. Potential applications range from coating for wooden flooring...
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Poly(ester amide urethane) as robust material
A recent study presents elastomeric biodegradable poly(ester amide urethane) as a tough and robust material.
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Old plastic becomes new adhesive
A recently launched research project by the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Bremen and the SKZ Kunststoff-Zentrum in Würzburg aims to feed thermally damaged...
News Coatings Technologies
Dye-loaded nanoparticles for eco-friendly textile inkjet printing
A new study portrays the fabrication of antireflective coatings on cotton surface using dye-loaded nanoparticles for eco-friendly textile inkjet printing.
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Hotbed of innovation and sustainability
San Marco Group is a family-owned business in its fourth generation, leader in Italy in the architectural coatings’ segment, as well as Etics, organic plasters and effect paints for the building industry....
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Sustainable barrier paper coating for food packaging
A new review article describes recent progresses in sustainable barrier paper coatings for food packaging applications.
News Markets & Companies
BASF Automotive OEM Coatings secures 100% renewable energy across all China sites
BASF Shanghai Coatings Minhang and Caojing sites in Shanghai, and BASF Coatings’ resin plant in Caojing, Shanghai, have announced the use of 100% renewable energy usage across its operations in 2023....
