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Solutions for New and Changed Cleaning Tasks To Be Presented at parts2clean

The solutions presented at the 18^th^ edition of parts2clean will support companies from the production and remanufacturing sectors in improving their future viability and thus emerge from the crisis generated by COVID-19 stronger.

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SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Offers Vacuum Coating Machines for Application of Antibacterial Copper Layers

To provide a permanent antimicrobial solution, also effective against viruses such as Covid-19, and reducing infection risks, SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES is offering vacuum sputtering machines to apply copper layers on all types of surfaces.

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Cortec Presents a Recyclable Moisture-Barrier Paper and Linerboard

To support Circular Economy and present the market with a viable alternative to traditional moisture barrier packaging, Cortec(r) Corporation developed EcoShield(r) Recyclable Barrier Paper and Linerboard, which are coated with a water-based barrier coating that resists moisture, grease and oil, and allows recycling and repulping.

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Axalta Takes Part in the Fight Against Coronavirus By Increasing the Production of Voltatex Electrical Insulating Resins

The Voltatex® award-winning line of resins is used to produce essential medical devices and healthcare equipment during the global pandemic of COVID-19 such as respirators, facemasks and MRI machines.

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HMG Donates Hand Sanitizers for Manchester and the United Kingdom

HMG is working closely with partners to supply First Thing Sanitise for front-line workers, care providers and charities in Manchester and across the UK.

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DSM Withdraws Specific Chemical from Products of its European Coating Resins Portfolio

Royal DSM is eliminating alkylphenol-ethoxylates (APEOs) from its European coating resin product lines in order to offer a more sustainable portfolio of coating resins. This decision is part of the company's sustainable strategy which aims at eliminating also CoCH from all coating resins products by 2025.

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Evonik Launches MACBETH, an EU-Funded Project to Develop a New Process for Catalytic Synthesis

Evonik, as part of a consortium of 24 partners, has launched the EU-funded project MACBETH. The aim of the project is to develop a new process for catalytics synthesis that combines several previously separate production steps, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 35% and increasing efficiency by up to 70%.

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April in review

What should have been the PaintExpo month.

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Adapta Launches Façade CR-0000 for a Rejuvenated Look of Façades

Powder coatings are widely used for the coating of aluminium and contribute to give it its appearance and to protect it from corrosion. Similarly to other building materials, like glass, plastics, ceramic or stainless steel, aluminium requires cleaning operations and a regular maintenance during its service life. To this end, Adapta launches Façade CR-0000.

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BIO-UV Group Is Testing a UV Surface Disinfection System based on its BWTS UV Technology

A prototype based on BIO-UV Group's UV technology, which is usually used to eliminate invasive species found in ships' ballast water tanks, is being tested to be used as a surface disinfection system against Covid-19.

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AkzoNobel and BYK-Gardner Launch spectro2profiler to Measure and Control Textured Powder Coating Surfaces

Thanks to a joint collaboration, AkzoNobel and BYK-Gardner launched spectro2profiler, a new instrument to check the quality of a textured powder coating surface, measuring colour and gloss, and analysing the 3D topography of the surface texture.

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Axalta Announces the Conclusion of Its Review of Strategic Alternatives

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. announced the conclusion of the review of strategic alternatives, initiated by its Board of Directors on June 19, 2019 with the aim of maximising shareholder value.

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Lotus Chooses Dürr to Modernize its Paint Shop

Lotus, a British sports car manufacturer, relies on the high quality and efficiency of Durr's technologies to automate its body painting facility at its British headquarters in Hethel.

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Global Industrie Paris 2020 Has Been Cancelled: The Next Edition Will Be Held In Lyon In 2021

To limit the spread of COVID 19 and in accordance to the measures issued by the French Government, Global Industrie will not be held as scheduled in the first half of 2020 and are directly postponed to 2021.

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ptc Held Virtually For the First Time

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pipeline Technology Conference ptc has been held online.

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