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Axalta Coating Systems appoints new distributor for powder coatings in Vietnam

Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Ocean Vietnam International Trading Co. Ltd. as its distributor for "Alesta" powder coatings products in Vietnam to support ...

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Axalta Coating Systems acquires business of Ellis Paint Company

Axalta Coating Systems has announced its acquisition of the business of Ellis Paint Company, a prominent manufacturer of industrial and automotive refinish ...

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Mechanical properties of UV-cured nanocomposite coating for wood furniture

In a study, the feasibility of improving the mechanical properties of a high solid content UV-curable acrylic coating system through the addition of cellulose ...

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Silicone emulsions as surface lubricating additives for water-borne wood coatings

The performance of silicone emulsions as lubricating additive for aqueous wood coatings is discussed in a paper.

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Looser Holding intends to sell the coatings group

Looser Holding AG with its head office in Arbon (Switzerland) has announced plans to sell the coatings segment. The intended sale marks the outcome of the strategy...

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Algae and vegetable oils give wood a whole new shine

Biological alternatives to oil-based varnish are turning wood into one of the most sustainable building materials available.

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Application and weathering performance of translucent coatings on beech wood

The aim of a study by German researchers from Georg August University of Göttingen was to improve the weathering performance and to maintain the colour stability...

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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.