All the papers published during 2017

LEGISLATION

• Pre-registration of low volume chemicals – ECHA
• Adhesives as a food contact material – FEICA
• Transportation of polymerising substances – BUSOLO
• Ten years of ECHA and REACH – ECHA
• REACH 2018: spotlight on companies – ECHA

ECOLOGY – FINISHED PRODUCTS

• Biobased varnishes for food contact metal packages based on tomato waste – SSICA
  

ECOLOGY – RAW MATERIALS

• Green solvents and resins from lignocellulosic biomass GFBiochemicals/HENKEL/VITO
• Replacing formaldehyde in adhesives and resins production – AVALON

FINISHED PRODUCTS

• Fluorescent ruby red roofs stay as coll as white – BERKELEY LAB
• Graphene based innovative coatings – GRAPHITENE

R.M.: RESINS

• Considerations in the use of superdurable TiO₂ pigments in demanding paint applications – CHEMOURS
• Innovative high-performance polyurethane hardeners: efficiency, sustainability and more – COVESTRO
• Icap-Sira solution for water based enamel paints without blocking – ICAP SIRA
• Soft touch waterborne polyurethane coatings. Control of optic and haptic properties – DSM
• Surfactant free alkyd emulsion with outstanding performances for wood coating applications – ECOAT
• 1K hydrophobic binders for anti-corrosion primers and DTM topcoats – SYNTHOMER

R.M.: FILLERS

• Optimization of paints using functional minerals – OMYA
• Study of the heat reflective properties of outdoor paints – SALENTEC

R.M..: ADDITIVES

• Exploring the chemistry behind silicone-based release additives – EVONIK
• Mineral oil-based anti-foaming agents for decorative paints with excellent cost-effectiveness – CHEMAXIA
• The use of microfibrillated cellulose in coatings – BORREGAARD
• Unique solutions to the regulatory concerns affecting cobalt and MEKO in the coatings industry – BORCHERS 

R.M.: FOR ADHESIVES

• Dibenzoates prove to offer the best balance of performance and value to other alternative chemistries in latex adhesives – EMERALD 

R.M.: FILLERS FOR BUILDING

• Reducing the Young’s modulus in dry mortar products using expanded glass as a lightweight aggregate – DENNERT PORAVER 

R.M.: LIGHT STABILIZERS

• Light stabilizers enhance color protection during curing – EVERLIGHT 

R.M.: FILLERS FOR ANTICORROSON

• Talc in protective coatings to obtain good barrier and anticorrosion properties – MONDO MINERALS 

LABORATORY

• Hansen solubility parameters can take the gues work out of new formulations – AGFA-LABS
• Do you know the flow behavior of your wall paint? – ANTON PAAR
• Characterizing particle size of filler materials quickly and easily – KRUESS
• Revolutionary device for the measurement and control of all major parameters of laboratory weathering – ATLAS
• Analytical measuring instruments characterize particles and dispersions – LUM
• New method to remove much of the complexity of dispersant selection, through the application of Hansen Solubility Parameters – VLCI

LABORATORY: SPECTROPHOTOMETER

• Two new instruments by Konica Minolta Sensing for the automotive industry – KONICA MINOLTA

M.P.: PLANTS

• Plants and fluids handling systems for the chemical sector – D.V.M.
• Custom made plants: the highlight of the Italian capability – IDEALTEC
• Plants for treatment of industrial waste water – WATER ENERGY
• Manufacturing process automation and versatility with a fresh and modern design – OLIVER Y BATLLE

M.P.: MACHINERY

• In-can production: bringing efficiency to the tinting process – COROB
• Automatic packaging machine for waterborne paints – RONCONI

INTERVIEW

• Vencorex new investments and the launch of a new aliphatic isocyanate – VENCOREX
• The new generation of painting quality control tools sets new standards for the measurement of appearance – KONICA
• Helmut Fischer celebrates its forty-years-old activity birthday in Italy

COMPANY PROFILE

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