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BREAKING NEWS
INPEX Seeks Damages of AUD 4.8 Billion from AkzoNobel – Following Issuance of the Referee’s Quantum Report on Intertherm 228 Coating Damage
Jotun Announces Price Increases Following Sharp Rise in Raw Material Costs
Morten Fon, Jotun’s President & CEO, says price increases will apply to all relevant decorative paints, marine-, protective- and powder coatings products.
AkzoNobel’s Coating Price Hikes Help Drive Profits, to Offset Iran War Effects
AkzoNobel Beats Consensus: Q1 Profitability up 80 bps on Pricing and Costs
INDUSTRY NEWS
Axalta Seeking Global Product Manager – Protective Coatings
Evonik Launch Ancamine® 2873 for Fast Winter Cure in Protective and Marine Coatings
New industry benchmark for low‑temperature curing with reliable film formation and fast property development at 5°C
Delivers excellent corrosion resistance, long pot life, and strong performance in humid conditions
Hempel Funds Research on Microplastic and Biocide Release from Antifouling Coatings During Underwater Ultrasonic Cleaning
Major U.S. Asset Manager Boosts Stakes in Chugoku Marine Paints, Signalling Bullish Stance on Japanese Stock
Duratec Acquires 100% of Hunter Coatings
Dulux® Enhancing and Protecting Exposed Steel for Luxe Industrial Building with MIO Coating
PPG Invests in Testing Line for Radiation-Curable Coatings at Marly, France
Wan Hai Uses Nippon Paint’s “Evercool” on Deck to Reduce Crew Exposure to Heat
TRENDING ARTICLES
Cost-effective Nanocubic Prussian Blue Analogues for Enhanced Active-Barrier Epoxy Coatings
Size Effect of Graphite Nanosheets Induced Anticorrosion of Hydrophobic Epoxy Coating
Carbon Dots for Corrosion Protection Epoxy Coatings: A Systematic Review of Applications and Mechanisms
A Novel Nanoflower-Like Bimetallic Organic Framework: Enhanced Corrosion Resistance of Cu-MOF in Epoxy Coatings
NEW RESEARCH
An Active Protective Waterborne Epoxy Coating with Mesoporous Silica-1,10-Phenanthroline Microcontainers on Carbon Steel
Release of BIM from ZIF-7@GO and its Effect on the Anti-Corrosion Performance of Epoxy Coatings
Constructing a Robust Nanofibrous Coating for Long-Term Marine Corrosion Protection: Synergistic Mechanism Revealed by Experiment and Simulation
A fluorinated TiO2-epoxy layer provides durable superhydrophobic protection
Fluorine-Containing Polyurethane Prepolymers to UV-Curable Elastomeric Coatings for the Anti-Corrosion Application
Fabrication of a Robust Superhydrophobic Coating Exhibiting Superior Corrosion Resistance Via Spray Application Technique
Fabrication of Self-Polishing Marine Antifouling Coating with Controllable Self-polishing Properties Based on the Design of Metal-Free Resin
Dual-Path Suppression of Thermal and Wetting Driven Steel Corrosion for Marine Structure
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