Raw materials

12LUG

Microban International and Coatings Tech Team Up to Develop Coating with Built-In Antibacterial Protection

Coatings Tech and Microban International have partnered to develop COTECH Bio Safe, a surface coating with built-in antibacterial protection.

30GIU

Clariant Completes the Divestment Program of Its Pigments Business

Clariant has reached an agreement with Heubach Group and SK Capital Partners to divest its Pigments business.

28GIU

Tolsa Expands its ADINS Additives Portfolio

Tolsa is expanding into paint and coatings applications with new ADINS additives.

08GIU

Evonik and SI Coatings Develop Water-based Primer for Polyamide Coatings

Evonik Industries and SI Coatings have developed a water-based primer for the pretreatment of steel prior to coating in the fluidized-bed process with VESTOSINT polyamide 12 powder.

07GIU

Perstorp To Increase Production Capacity for 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid (2-EHA)

In order to meet the increasing market demand, Perstorp has announced that it will expand its production capacity of 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid (2-EHA).

01GIU

Evonik Adds TEGO Humectant 7005 to its Additives Portfolio

Evonik has supplemented its additives portfolio with TEGO Humectant 7005, which combines effectiveness with low impact on coatings properties.

28MAG

Evonik Launches COATINO Campus, a New Knowledge Platform

The coatings and printing inks industry can now rely on COATING Campus, a new knowledge platform launched by Evonik to provide information about additives and formulations.

21MAG

Vegetable Proteins Show Potential to Replace Petroleum-based Raw Materials

Research teams at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV are collaborating with 18 partners to tap into the potential of proteins as renewable raw materials in the chemical industry, including the manufacturing of paints and varnishes.

19MAG

Sudarshan Appoints Cornelius as its Distributor in UK and Ireland

Cornelius Group has been appointed by Sudarshan as distributor of the company’s high performance and effects pigment range in the UK and Ireland.

17MAG

AGM Joins Key Events for Graphene-Based Technologies

Applied Graphene Materials will present its latest technological developments in graphene dispersion capabilities at two key industry events in the coming months.

01MAG

Can furniture coatings cut CO2 emissions?

The patented water-based Bayhydur^® quix hardener dries as quickly as solvent-based hardeners while saving energy on drying times. The comparison shows that with Bayhydur^® quix, CO₂ emissions can be demonstrably reduced by up to 60% compared with solvent-based coatings – this was the result of a Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) in cooperation with the furniture coatings manufacturer Hesse Lignal.

28APR

Stardust's Ongoing Commitment Despite the Difficulties in Sourcing Raw Materials

Despite the great uncertainty in terms of the availability of numerous raw materials, the manufacturer of powder coatings Stardust is committed to guaranteeing an attentive, reliable and timely service.

26APR

Covestro Completes Acquisition of Resins & Functional Materials Business from DSM

Covestro succesfully completed the acquisition of the Resins & Functional Materials business (RFM) from the Dutch company Royal DSM.

23MAR

Coatings Industry Under Pressure Due to Uncertainties in the Raw Materials Market

The European paint, printing inks and artists' colours industry is under increased pressure due to rising raw materials prices, caused by a complex mix of demand, capacity issues and scarce transportation resources. Despite the enormous impact for the industry, the coatings industry is striving to reduce risks to customers.

23DIC

AkzoNobel Develops A More Sustainable Way of Making Resins

AkzoNobel, in collaboration with the Dutch Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC), has developed a more sustainable process of making resins, which employs bio-based monomers.