Raw materials

02SET

Evonik Expands Its Portfolio with New Ink Defoamer

Evonik’s new ink defoamer is suitable for many applications and guarantees high defoaming power.

01SET

The best for red and yellow – a new additive technology for waterborne iron oxide pigment concentrates

In decorative coatings the use of binder-free, very compatible pigment concentrates is a flexible way to produce colored paints. The highest volume are concentrates based on iron oxides, which need to meet high demands in storage stability, color strength and cost efficiency. A new additive technology from is introduced, that shows outstanding viscosity reduction and long-term stability.

31AGO

AGM Launches a New Range of Eco-friendly Graphene Dispersions

AGM continues its efforts towards eco-friendliness with new graphene dispersions that improve the sustainability of products.

06AGO

BYK Launches Two New Wetting and Dispersing Additives

BYK has launched DISPERBYK-2018 and DISPERBYK-2019, two new wetting and dispersing additives that ensure maximum performance and pigment stability.

29LUG

Rain Carbon Announced New Initiatives to Create a More Sustainable World

The producer of carbon-based products Rain Carbon announced two initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.

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.