April 2022

Chemists from Konstanz develop a new class of catalysts that enable manufacturing of polyethylene dispersions directly in water. This opens up perspectives for the environmentally-friendly, solvent-free production of plastic coatings.

Using bio-based, sustainable additives for formulating coatings was once considered a niche market. Now, in an effort to reach sustainability goals, more and more companies are requesting products that are bio-based rather than based on fossil fuels.

Coatings World interviewed some of the top resin suppliers to the paint and coatings industry.

An imaginative approach to polymer surface coating has produced a sustainable way to remove mercury from water – while providing a wide range of protection including for preventing metal corrosion and solvent damage of plastic PVC pipes.

Environmental regulations and demands for worker and end-user safety have driven the industry to develop products in compliance with low VOC requirements.

The global pigments market is likely to be driven by demand coming from building and construction industry.

In terms of value, the iron and iron oxide pigments segment dominated the inorganic color pigments market.

In order for AM to reach wide-scale adoption, it will need to advance significantly in three crucial and interrelated areas: throughput, factory integration, and quality control.

Engineers at Stanford and Harvard have laid the groundwork for a new system for 3D printing that doesn’t require that an object be printed from the bottom up

In the past year, the HP Anti-Counterfeit and Fraud (ACF) team has been busy. Charged with protecting customers from buying low-quality or fraudulent HP products, the HP ACF team has confiscated more than 3.5 million fraudulent print products, parts and components – including large numbers of ink and toner cartridges …

Manila Bulletin

Topyugo, DTI, Norde and HP / Indigo Singapore will collaborate in setting up the first and only, modern state of the art indigo facility that will pave way for the Philippines primary economic zone for MSME Development on Print, Packaging, Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Hub.

Malay Mail

Malaysia and Thailand are committed to strengthening their cooperation with regard to trade, investment and tourism to spur post-Covid-19 economic recovery in both countries, amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and global inflationary pressures.

The Edge Markets

Ocean Vantage Holdings Bhd (OVH) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a business venture to set up a pipeline coating facility in Sarawak.