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Univar to open new coatings and adhesives laboratory
Univar announced the opening of a new laboratory that will service the coatings and adhesives industry.
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Nanotechnology to improve surface properties of materials
Five technology centres have developed new coatings for plastics, wood, metal, ceramics and glass, which allow giving new properties to these traditional materials. ...
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Akzo Nobel opens technical center for wood coatings in Sweden
Akzo Nobel has opened a EUR 2.5 million technical application center for its Wood Coatings business in Malmö, Sweden.
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The EU Servowood Project – predicting the service life of exterior wood coatings
The Servowood project is to establish European Standards that will facilitate the prediction of service life for exterior wood coatings. Jon Graystone (PRA)...
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Fluorosilicone additive delivers defect-free foam control
A new fluorosilicone additive has been introduced for defect-free foam control in solvent-borne and radiation-curable coatings.
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Xylan as green binder for wood adhesives
In a study, Swedish researchers suggested hemicelluloses to be used as binders in wood adhesives why water dispersions of xylan have been prepared and evaluated....
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Developing powder paints with insect repellent activity
Mosquitos are one of the biggest carriers of infectious diseases for human beings.
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New report profiles Asia-Pacific paints market 2013 and forecasts for 2018
Market research firm IRL has launched a new edition of its regional title "A Profile of the Asia- Pacific Paint Industry".
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A profile of the Eastern European paint industry
IRL has launched a new edition of ist regional title "A Profile of the Eastern European Paint Industry".
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Achieving a superhydrophobic wood surface by a two-step method
Researchers investigated a two-step method containing low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis with TiO2 precursor solution and subsequent modification with fluoroalkyl...
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Improving the cleanability of melamine-coated particleboards
Decorative laminates based on melamine formaldehyde (MF) resin impregnated papers are used at great extent for surface finishing of engineered wood.