2017

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24NOV

NTU and JTC develop new coating that keeps its cool when the heat is on

A few extra coats of 'paint' could be all that the steel in a building needs to prevent itself from buckling and failing in a fire.

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23NOV

Pero AG: Presentation of New Tunnel Plant

For the first time Pero AG showed at the parts2clean 2017 trade fair the new plant Pero T50 for parts cleaning using a tunnel process.

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21NOV

Bonus pubblicità, in attesa del decreto attuativo, le prime analisi

Apertura ai giornali online e agli enti non commerciali. Mentre la Camera dei deputati è in procinto di convertire in legge il decreto fiscale collegato alla manovra 2017 (DL 148/2017) con le modifiche apportate al Senato che hanno introdotto le testate online, a pieno titolo, fra i mezzi autorizzati a ricevere pubblicità e gli enti non commerciali tra i fruitori del credito d'imposta, l'attenzione degli operatori commerciali e degli editori si sposta sul decreto attuativo che dovrà essere emanato dalla Presidenza del Consiglio.

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17NOV

AkzoNobel opens advanced Application Training Centre in Dubai to strengthen customer service and promote innovation

AkzoNobel has opened its first regional Application Training Center in Dubai, which will help to further strengthen customer service standards and promote localized innovation of paint products.

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14NOV

Intelligent coatings: Evonik draws a cloak of invisibility over ships

- New coating to make ships invisible to microorganisms - Evonik Competence Center investigating the biofouling problem - Biofouling on ship hulls increases costs and CO2 emissions worldwide

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10NOV

Monitor Coatings wins funding to develop functional gradient design coatings

Researchers set to conduct studies to develop low cost customisable coatings that can coat 3D geometries whilst protecting against aggressive high temperature environments.

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07NOV

AkzoNobel's Collection Futura reveals new powder coating trends and colours

Architects, designers and developers have an exciting new source of inspiration to draw from following the launch of Collection Futura 2018-2021 by AkzoNobel's Interpon powder coatings brand.

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06NOV

Chemetall to Introduce New Phosphorus-free Gardobond X 4548 Advanced Pretreatment at FABTECH 2017

The surface treatment global business unit of BASF's Coatings division operating under the Chemetall brand will exhibit at FABTECH 2017 on November 6-9, at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Stop by BOOTH-A6467 to see what's new in surface treatment, fabrication and finishing technologies.

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06NOV

Ecoclean implements energy efficiency gains in an automotive production plant

At the BWM Group's engine plant in Steyr (Austria), in a reference project accompanied by the Technical University of Vienna, Ecoclean Monschau has significantly raised the energy efficiency of a flexible EcoCFlex Classic robot cell that had been in service for several years. The system's electric power and water consumption were each cut by around 30 percent. These energy efficiency measures are now intended to be implemented on another 95 systems of the same type installed at various sites throughout Europe and Asia.

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06NOV

Beijing Benz Automotive expanding production capacities with sustainable paint shop from Dürr

The new paint shop of Beijing Benz Automotive Co, Ltd. (BBAC) meets the highest standards for environmentally friendly production and air pollution control. The compact system design, the resource-efficient painting technology, and efficient exhaust air purification all contribute to this. What is notable about the major project, where Dürr was the general contractor, is also the speed of commissioning: the entire paint shop was launched in September 2017 four weeks earlier than originally planned.

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06NOV

Cetec participates in the restoration of historic building in Rio de Janeiro

Company's airless equipment is being used for painting the facade of a building built in 1946

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06NOV

byko-spectra pro light booth – See things the right way

BYK-Gardner, worldwide partner of the automotive, paint and plastic industries for quality control of colour, appearance and physical properties, is introducing the new byko-spectra pro.

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30OTT

Out Now Issue n. 23 of ipcm Protective Coatings

The focus of this issue is materials with high chemical and mechanical resistance performance for bridges, infrastructures, pipelines and ships.

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27OTT

Clariant and Huntsman jointly decided to abandon planned Merger of Equals

* Execution of merger at risk due to increased uncertainty of securing twothirds majority by Clariant shareholders * Termination in the best interest of all stakeholders * Clariant will continue to focus on its successful strategy to further strengthen its market position

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27OTT

Beckers is the First Coil Coatings Company to Receive GreenPro Certificate

Beckers Group is the first coil coatings company to receive the GreenPro Certificate, a product certification given by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CIIGBC), that recognizes Beckers' Beckry®Therm paint systems as sustainable throughout their life cycle. The award ceremony took place at the annual Green Building Congress 2017, India's flagship event on green building.

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