January 6, 2025

The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, has celebrated the inauguration of its state-of-the-art surface treatment production site in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China. Spanning across 60,000 square meters, the Pinghu site is BASF’s first production site located in the Dushan Port Economic Development Zone and its…

Scientists have proposed acetylated lignin as a bio-additive for anticorrosive and UV-blocking epoxy resins. The Lignin improved the protection performance against corrosion of metallic substrates. Coal tar epoxy (CTE) coatings promote effective protection of steel structures under critical conditions of atmosphere and immersion. However, according to the international guideline, coal tar has been reported as…