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April in review

A famous proverb says “In April sleep is sweet”, but the ipcm team never sleeps. Except for a new colleague...

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Si-Quat by AFFIX Labs to Be Used on Franz Kiel’s Public Transport Interiors

AFFIX Labs has closed a deal with seating systems manufacturer for commercial vehicles and public transport Franz Kiel for the use of anti-microbial coating Si-Quat to ensure protection against contagious microbes.

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Axalta Rebranding Operation: the Launch of the Axalta Mobility Coatings Division

With the aim of supporting innovation processes and offering cutting-edge technologies and flexibility to withstand the evolving demands of OEM customers, the Transportation Coatings division has been rebranded Mobility Coatings.

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Advanced Polymer Coating Appoints Kenny Rogers as Business Development Consultant

Kenny Rogers has joined Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) as a Business Development Consultant for the MarineLINE cargo tank coating system.

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Asahi Kasei Europe Starts Operations at New Location in Düsseldorf

Asahi Kasei Europe has united European sales, marketing and R&D activities at its new location at Düsseldorf Harbour, Germany.

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Webinar on “Parts cleanliness and layer thickness inspection – Assuring the quality of pre-treatment and coating in industrial practice”

Coatmaster AG, RJL Micro & Analytic GmbH and SITA Messtechnik GmbH have organized a webinar on May 12 dedicated to the basics for measuring technology to monitor and document particulate and filmic contaminations as well as the layer thickness.

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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.

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Chemetall Receives the European Supplier Award by Novelis

Chemetall received the European Supplier Award 2020 by Novelis as a recognition for the continuous pursue of excellence in quality as well as its expertise, reliability and professional services.

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Sherwin-Williams Launches Echelon, a New Hyper Durable Powder Coatings Line

Echelon® is the new hyper-durable powder coatings series developed by Sherwin-Williams for architectural applications.

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Inkmaker Group Rebrands as IM GROUP in Conjunction with World Earth Day

On April 22, Inkmaker Group became IM GROUP. The official launch - in the planning for approximately two years - was filmed at Inkmaker’s Headquarters in Turin, Italy, which are now also the headquarters of IM GROUP.

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Ricercatore della Libera Università di Bolzano sviluppa un biopolimero isolante con gli scarti delle microplastiche

Marco Caniato, ricercatore della Facoltà di Scienze e Tecnologie della Libera Università di Bolzano, ha sviluppato un biopolimero con gli scarti delle microplastiche con proprietà isolanti, in grado di competere con competere con gli isolanti tradizionali come la lana di roccia o le schiume poliuretaniche.

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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.

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AkzoNobel Launches its Second Global Start-up Challenge

AkzoNobel announces the launch of Paint the Future’s second global start-up challenge.

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Evonik Joins the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab to Accelerate Innovation With Artificial Intelligence

Evonik extended its collaboration with IBM in the field of digitalization until 2025 and became the first chemical company in the world to participate in the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab for Artificial Intelligence research and development.

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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.

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