Keyword: Coatings

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Becoming Greener

18.05.2010 - "Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs." - Gro Harlem Brundtland, 1987 This quote captures the essence of what...

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Akzo Nobel Wins EU Approval to Buy Dow Coating Unit

22.04.2010 - Dutch chemical company Akzo Nobel gained EU regulatory approval on Wednesday for its acquisition of U.S. firm Dow Chemical's powder coatings activities. Akzo Nobel, the world's...

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Coatings Additives – Sustainable in Every Sense

31.03.2010 - Fostering Success - Today's paints and coatings market poses many challenges for both manufacturers and suppliers. Increasingly stricter regulatory requirements coupled with...

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VTT Has Developed a Fully Recyclable Coating For Food And Pharmaceuticals

29.03.2010 - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed an environmentally-friendly packaging coating solution. Especially suitable for food and pharmaceutical packaging, the...

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Altana Acquires Aquaprint

24.03.2010 - Altana has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Aquaprint. The company, which is based in Oyten, Lower Saxony, Germany, primarily produces coatings for in-mold labels and...

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BASF to Set Up Technical Center for Eco-Friendly Car Coatings

23.03.2010 - BASF has announced the establishment of a technical center for developing advanced eco-friendly coatings technologies for the automotive industry in Korea. BASF and the Gyeonggi...

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Lanxess Invests In Leather Applications Technology

12.03.2010 - Lanxess said it is focusing on optimizing its top coat systems, especially those used for automotive leathers, and on expanding its share of the market. To this end, the Leather...

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Structured Polymers Adsorb Better

08.03.2010 - Stabilization Differences - Acrylic AB block copolymers with different pigment adsorbing groups exhibit, depending on the particular pigments and coating systems, differences in...