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New market study PUR paints and coatings

For the first time, Ceresana examined the global market for PUR paints and coatings in detail: The market research institute forecasts revenues generated with ...

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New developments for wood coatings

Submit an abstract to the most important and biggest wood coatings conference in Europe.

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Surface gloss of fibreboard panels veneered with birch wood

Wood surfaces are typically sanded before the lacquer coatings technological processes. A new paper discusses the aesthetic properties of lacquer coatings formed on ...

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Tikkurila shutts down production facilities

In line with its cost savings programme of at least EUR 30 million, Tikkurila will close down two production sites, one in Germany and one in Russia, by end of ...

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Wettability and bonding quality of coatings on wood surfaces

A new study investigates wettability and bonding quality of exterior coatings on fast-growing jabon and sengon wood surfaces.

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Coating additives: Eastman expands ketones manufacturing capacity

Eastman Chemical Company has completed phase one of a two phase expansion of its ketone manufacturing capacity at its operations in Kingsport, Tennessee.

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Understanding the influence of wood substrates on the permeability of coatings

The shift towards waterborne coatings makes coatings more sensitive to water. As a consequence, the durability of both wood and coatings can be negatively affected....

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Wood coatings: Growth in stages

Wood continues to be a popular material. Upbeat forecasts for housing and residential construction activity and increasing levels of urbanisation are boosting...

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July/August issue of the European Coatings Journal is out

How nice is it to walk on wooden floors or look at buildings made of wood: It all feels so natural and homey. This is only one of the reasons for the ongoing ...

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From the woods: Environmentally-friendly 3D printing ink

Cellulose, along with lignin and hemicellulose, is one of the main constituents of wood. Now it can be used as an environmentally-friendly 3D printing ink usable in ...

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Stopping mosquitos and red ants with polyurethane coatings made from algae oil

Larvicides play a vital role in controlling mosquitoes in their breeding sites. A study was carried out to establish the activity of polyesteramide based polyurethane...

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Axalta Coating Systems to acquire Valspar’s North American industrial wood coatings business

Axalta will buy Valspar’s business for USD 420 million in cash. Valspar is not selling entirely voluntary.

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Assistant-film-forming performance of aqueous polyurethane dispersions

In a study, a series of novel diol chain-extender trimethylol propane monoesters were synthesised to prepare novel aqueous polyurethane dispersions.

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Borregaard receives funding for two bio-material innovation projects

Borregaard has been awarded funding of EUR1.56 million from the Research Council of Norway for two different innovation projects on the utilisation of lignin from ...