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Did You Know That Rice Bran Waxes Can Replace Carnauba Waxes? Carnauba wax, derived from palm leaves, has long been considered as the gold standard for delivering key properties like hardness, scratch resistance, and gloss in coatings.…

Micro Molding and the Future of Biomedical Applications Paul Runyan, VP Sales & Marketing, Accumold In the dynamic medical field, micro molding has increasingly become the foundation for innovation, particularly in the creation of…

Record-Breaking NPE2024: The Plastics Show Officially Wraps in Orlando NPE2024 Captivates and Inspires Global Leaders and Rising Stars  to Shape the Future of the Plastics Industry  NPE2024: The Plastics Show concluded a momentous week…

Focus on extenders & fillers: Bismuth – An environmentally friendly Critical Mineral with growing consumption in new technologies and the green economy Robin Goad, President & CEO, Fortune Minerals Limited, gives a comprehensive…

Focus on Smart Coatings: LLM Fuels AI Innovations in the Coatings Industry Sarah Gibbons reports for PPCJ on how Large Language Models (LLM) is fuelling AI innovations that could transform the paint and coatings sector From formula…

Hempel to Divest J.W. Ostendorf and Renaulac as Next Step on Strategic Journey The prospective new owner, Fidelium Partners, would take over the production site in Germany and stores in France, together with around 500 employees and a…

SONGWON Signs the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd., one of the largest manufacturers of polymer stabilizers in the world and a key global specialty chemicals player, has signed The Antwerp…

Asahi Helps Flexo Plate Producers on their Journey to Solvent ZERO! AFP-R… A Bridge to Tomorrow Available Today In an ideal world, plate processing would migrate to water-wash plates, eliminating the need for solvent use and…

How Can I Produce More Jobs Cost Effectively? By Erwin Busselot, Director Business Innovation & Solutions, Ricoh Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe The hum of a bustling production floor is reassuring – busy…

Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) Recognizes Asahi Photoproducts With its Prestigious Sustainability Excellence Award for AFP-R Reduced Solvent Plates A key step on the Road to Solvent ZERO for solvent-based platemaking…