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  1. Jotun Yachting Launches Megagloss Metallic Topcoat 9/26/2022

    Jotun is cementing its position as a preferred coatings partner within the Superyacht segment with the launch of MegaGloss Metallic, a supreme high gloss metallic topcoat system. The number one global provider of advanced marine coatings and antifoulings is the only manufacturer that can offer a full system consisting of corrosion protection, advanced antifouling, primers, fillers, and the latest top-coat technology.

  2. Arkema Joins Spanish Consortium To Enhance Circularity With Recycling Innovations For Powder Coatings 9/22/2022

    Arkema, a world leader in specialty materials, together with a consortium of companies, is exploring and advancing the recyclability of post-consumer PET (from bottles and other plastic items) to regain monomers for reuse as raw materials for more sustainable polyester powder resins for the coating market.

  3. Sustainable Surface Protection – LyondellBasell, Granger And Novacel Make It Happen 9/21/2022

    Value chain collaboration is leading to a more sustainable end product developed with renewable based resources. Polymer manufacturer LyondellBasell, converter Granger Frères SAS and the expert in surface solutions, Novacel, have worked together to develop protective films using polyethylene (PE) polymers made from renewable resources, based on a mass balance approach.

  4. Chromatic Announces Breakthrough Smooth-Mode Technology For Ultra-Smooth 3D-Printed Rubber Parts 9/21/2022

    Chromatic 3D Materials, a 3D-printing technology provider, has developed breakthrough Smooth-Mode technology for 3D printing of durable rubber parts with ultra-smooth surfaces at commercial volumes.

  5. Novelis Develops New Laminated Aluminium Surfaces For Beverage Can Ends 9/9/2022

    Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and the world's largest aluminium recycler and manufacturer of beverage can sheet, today announced the company's new laminated aluminium surfaces for beverage can ends that will be showcased September 27 to 29 at ALUMINIUM 2022 in Düsseldorf.

  6. Laser Polishes 3D-Printed Metal Parts Better Than Ever Before 9/7/2022

    Researchers from Skoltech and MEPhI have devised a laser polishing technique that effectively removes both surface roughness and subsurface pores in intricately shaped metal parts manufactured with a 3D printer. Described in Optics & Laser Technology, the new method is particularly well-suited for the surface treatment of medical implants.

  7. Longer Blade Life, Faster Cutting From The Next Generation Of Metal Devil Circular Saw Blades 9/2/2022

    The fourth generation of Metal Devil circular saw blades from The M. K. Morse Company sets a new precedent for cutting performance.

  8. Durable Coating Kills COVID Virus, Other Germs In Minutes 8/26/2022

    Polyurethane locks in the antimicrobial power of tea tree and cinnamon oils. The new technology could start making public spaces safer within a year.

  9. Oxford Performance Materials And SINTX Technologies Collaboration Yields Major Breakthrough In Orthopedic & Dental Coatings 8/23/2022

    Oxford Performance Materials, Inc. (OPM; https://oxfordpm.com/), an industry leader in advanced polymer science 3D-printed orthopedic devices and coating technologies, and SINTX Technologies, Inc. (https://sintx.com/; NASDAQ: SINT), an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of advanced ceramic materials for medical and technical applications, announced their successful development of a new class of orthopedic coatings.

  10. New Nanophotonic Coating Could Aid Thermal Management And Counter-Surveillance Efforts 8/22/2022

    Controlling thermal radiation is crucial in various industries and applications. In particular, infrared emissions from the body are important since body temperature can be regulated without the use of external energy sources (i.e. heater and air conditioner).