2020

Clariant's Bio-Based Processing and Dispersing Additives for Biopolymers Awarded with Two Certifications

Clariant's Licocare RBW Vita Range, Licolub FA 1 and Licowax have been awarded the "OK compost INDUSTRIAL" certificate. In addition, Licocare RBW 102 Vita was granted the "OK biodegradable SOIL" label.

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Walther Trowal Develops AM Post Process Machines

Walther Trowal designed the "AM post process machines" model range AM for refining the surface of components produced with additive manufacturing.

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BASF Develops AUVOT, A New Digital Tool to Display Automotive Coatings

AUVOT, which stands for Automotive Vehicles of Trends, is a new tool developed by BASF's Coatings division to support OEMs to visualize the effect of colours on automotive surfaces with different geometries.

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BYK-Gardner Launches spectro2profiler to Measure Colour as You See It

BYK-Gardner expands its range of quality control tools presenting spectro2profiler, a brand-new instrument to measure colour and gloss and analyse the 3D topography of the surface texture.

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Spray SA and Ramseier Koatings Present the S600 Series Powder Coating System

Spray S.A., a Spanish manufacturer of Industrial Electrostatic Systems for the application of liquid paints and powder coatings, presents the S600 series powder coating line, created in collaboration with Ramseier Koatings.

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Berlin Prohibits Major Events Until 24 October, but Not Trade Fairs

Trade fairs are exempt from the ban on major events in Germany, which was extended on 17 June 2020 until the end of October 2020.

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Fira de Barcelona Adopts an Anti-Covid Protocol For its Return to Activity

Fira de Barcelona has drawn up an anti-Covid protocol in collaboration with Aon and the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona for the resuming of its event calendar in September.

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Milliken Launches the 2021 Harmonic Synergy Colour Palette

Milliken & Company, through its ColorDirection 2021, has launched the Harmonic Synergy palette for 2021 with the aim of providing design inspiration and building an effective customer colour experience.

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St Powder Coatings Launches H3-ORIZON, a New Series of Super-durable Powder Coatings

ST Powder Coatings, an Italian manufacturer of powder coatings, has launched a new line of super-durable powder coatings, with Qualicoat Class 2 approval.

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GrapheneCA's Innovative Antimicrobial Graphene-enhanced Coatings Pass Primary Independent Test

Nano Graphene Inc., has announced its antibacterial product lines have proven to be able to kill 99.9% of bacteria on various surfaces. They can be very helpful in tackling the current pandemic as well as possible future pandemics.

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Daccordi Cicli: The Perfect Combination of Craftsmanship and Innovation

Thanks to its valuable twenty-year collaboration with Colorificio Giuntini, a distributor of Salcomix coatings, Daccordi Cicli can meet the finishing needs of every customer. This company has made the customisation of its bicycle frames its main strength, thus becoming a leader of the Italian bike frame market, a sector with a long-standing tradition.

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BYK Launches Its New Website

At the beginning of June, specialty chemicals manufacturer BYK launched its new website. The new website aims at providing BYK's customers a more informative, more modern, and more service-oriented platform.

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May in Review

The calm after the storm.

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It's Official: PaintExpo 2020 Will Take Place

PaintExpo's promoter FairFair GmbH has announced that the leading trade fair for industrial coating technologies will be held at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre from October 12-15, 2020.

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Europolveri Supports its Territory

Italian manufacturer of powder coatings, Europolveri, has commited to helping its territory by donating to health care NPO Fondazione San Bortolo.

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