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The industry news archive from 2011 to 2019


HMG Paints win Corporate Social Responsibility Award

Family Business, HMG Paints Ltd win the Corporate Social Responsibility Award at the 10th annual British Coatings Federation Awards evening. This is the second time HMG have taken home this award since the CSR Award's inaugural year in 2017.

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Honorary Title for A Man with Many Functions

The management team of the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems and the Chair of the Academic Board awarded KR ING Hubert Culik, Chairman of the Austrian Chemicals Industry Association, Managing Director of Rembrandtin Lack, and Executive Director of Kansai Helios Coatings, with the honorary title FELLOW OF IMC FH KREMS in recognition of his merits regarding the set-up of the Applied Chemistry degree course.

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StocExpo Lines up a Future-filled Programme

With topics such as the future demand for hydrogen being discussed and the latest technologies being launched, StocExpo, the world's largest and longest running international bulk liquid storage event, returns to Rotterdam in March 2020 with an eye firmly on the future.

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Smog-Eating Graphene Composite Reduces Atmospheric Pollution

Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group, the Israel Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, and the University of Cambridge have developed a graphene-titania photocatalyst that degrades up to 70% more atmospheric nitrogen oxides (NOx) than standard titania nanoparticles in tests on real pollutants.

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Classic Blue is Pantone's Colour of the Year for 2020

Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era.

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Encouraging Visiting Statistics Strengthen SFCHINA2019 As the Industry's Great Meeting Platform

SFCHINA2019, the 32nd edition of its series, concluded with a record-breaking net exhibit size on November 18-20 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), P.R. China.

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RIA Announces New Partnership with Infrarail 2020 to Provide Even More for The Rail Industry

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has announced a new partnership with exhibition organisers Mack Brooks for their upcoming rail trade show Infrarail, taking place for the first time at Olympia London from 12 to 14 May 2020.

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MCI-2020 Gel: A Deep-Reaching Solution for Corroding Rebar

Mitigating corrosion of embedded rebar is a perennial problem for reinforced concrete structures, requiring preventative maintenance and repair. Topical corrosion inhibiting treatments require a clean, properly prepared surface area to work as intended. Cortec's MCI®-2020 Gel is designed to work when proper surface preparation cannot be achieved or is economically undesirable, by delivering Cortec's proven Migrating Corrosion Inhibitor Technology directly to the depth of reinforcement.

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Decovery SP-2022 XP Breaks New Ground in Self-matting Floor Coatings

Consumers around the world are being progressively drawn to low-gloss and matt finishes, believing these finishes can offer a chic, modern-feel aesthetic. To address this growing demand in the floor coatings market, DSM developed a truly ground-breaking new resin, Decovery(r) SP-2022 XP.

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AkzoNobel's Powder Coatings Take Landmark Building to Another Level

Europe will soon have a new tallest building - and it's being protected from the ravages of the Warsaw weather by a high-class powder coatings system supplied by AkzoNobel.

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Out Now Issue n. 60 of ipcm International Paint&Coating Magazine

Special on ACE & off-road vehicles. Includes also the special insert ICT - Industrial Cleaning Technologies.

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New Research and Development Director appointed for Elcometer Ltd

Elcometer Ltd, a leading manufacturer of high quality inspection and blasting equipment, has appointed Paul King as their new Research and Development Director.

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The Evolution of High Velocity Thermal Spray: From Shop Applications to Mission Critical Equipment Protection

Back in the 1995, high velocity thermal spray was an established technology in a highly controlled shop application environment. It was used for specialized applications in aircraft components, valves and other similar equipment. Users of the technology started to ask whether it could be effectively applied in the field, to existing fixed assets in-situ.

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AkzoNobel's New Colour Collections Help Turn the Ordinary into The Extraordinary

Colour has taken on a new lease of life for customers of AkzoNobel's Powder Coatings, and Automotive and Specialty Coatings businesses following the launch of two hotly anticipated on-trend colour collections. Offering styles and designs that are bang up-to-date, the new Special Effects Collection is focused on powder coatings customers, while ColorSurfaces caters for those working in the automotive and consumer electronics sectors.

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AkzoNobel Primes Yacht Market for Revolutionary Spray Filler

Superyacht builders and applicators can now benefit from revolutionary spray filler technology developed by AkzoNobel, which is all set to make waves in the industry.

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