Raw materials

SIOResin Unveils SIO-517: s Silicone Resin for Extreme Applications

The newly-developed SIO-517 from SIOResin is an eco-friendly, silicone coating technology designed to address the longstanding challenge of balancing hardness and toughness.

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Runaya and ECKART Will Build a Sustainable Aluminium Powder Facility in India

The new Indian facility will produce low carbon footprint products used in high-end applications such as aerospace, solar panels and high value effect pigments.

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EPA Issues Draft TSCA Risk Evaluation for 1,3-Butadiene in Paints and Coatings Manufacturing

Consumer and commercial uses of paints and coatings, including aerosol sprays, pose minimal 1,3-butadiene exposure risks due to its low concentrations and limited degradation in final products.

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SIOResin Launched SIO-7213 Waterborne High-Temperature Resistant Silicone Resin for Zinc-Rich Anti-Corrosion Coatings

SIOResin’s sio-7213 offers good high-temperature resistance from 200°C to 800°C and over 2000 hours of neutral salt spray protection for industrial applications.

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BeDimensional Opened a New Plant in Genoa for Graphene and 2D Crystals Used in Advanced Coatings

BeDimensional’s products have transformative applications in the coatings industry, addressing critical challenges in durability, sustainability and performance.

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Lubrizol Introduces Sancure™ 20898 Polyurethane Dispersion for Packaging Coatings

Lubrizol’s Sancure™ 20898 is specifically designed for packaging coatings, offering a new benchmark in performance and versatility.

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Elementis Expanded its Portfolio with Biobased Polyurethane Thickeners RHEOLATE® Biobased NiSAT

These thickeners from Elementis are designed to meet the growing demand for sustainable solutions in the architectural paints and coatings industry.

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2025 International Coatings Industry Expo and Surface Finishing Expo Announced

The ICIE and SF EXPO trade fairs will take place at the Canton Fair Complex from 17th to 19th June 2025.

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Venator Obtained the EcoVadis ‘Gold Rating’ for the Second Consecutive Year

The new sustainability rating places Venator in top 5% of all the companies assessed by Ecovadis.

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Birla Carbon Inaugurates the First Asian Post-Treatment Plant for Carbon Blacks

The new state-of-the-art plant of Birla Carbon will offer specialty carbon products for the local coatings and inks markets.

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Mitsubishi Chemical Group Introduced the Upgraded Biomass-based Polycarbonatediol BENEBiOL

The new BENEBiOL™ contributes to the sustainable formulations of paints and coatings while maintaining high-quality functions.

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Arkema Launches New Ethyl Acrylates Based Entirely on Bio-Ethanol

Arkema will produce ethyl acrylate for paints and coatings exclusively from bio-ethanol sustainably sourced from bio-mass feedstock.

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LB Group to Showcase Titanium Dioxide Pigments for Architectural Coatings

LB Group will promote its wide range of TiO2 pigments for paints, coatings, and inks at the Highly-functional Material Week Tokyo.

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Evonik and BASF Agree on First Delivery of Biomass-balanced Ammonia with Reduced CO2 Footprint

BASF provides its biomass-balanced BMBcert ammonia in order to reduce the product carbon footprint of Evonik eCO range.

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EPS Lunched a New Acrylic Resin for Architectural Coatings

The new polymer developed by EPS is ideal for exterior applications due to its exceptional resistance to dirt pickup.

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