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The presented approach enables the calculation of CO2-footprints of prints. Epistemic errors are discussed. The approach presented proves that coatings can contribute significantly to the CO2-footprint of coated substances - the areal coverage of coatings (e.g. ink) has to be considered when CO2-footprints of prints are reported. In connection with market figures, the approach also proves that the most important variables to be taken into account, in addition to the area coverage, are the basis weight of the substrate and the conversion factors.

a global leader in true specialty chemicals, today announced the sale of its stake in the 3D printing systems manufacturer dp polar, to 3D Systems, a leading Additive Manufacturing solutions partner, that has brought the innovation of 3D printing to the manufacturing industry more than thirty years ago. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

At PaintExpo, which takes place from 26.-29. April 2022 in Karlsruhe, UV specialist and world market leader IST METZ will present a wide range of UV and LED systems for curing industrial coatings using UV technology in hall 1 at booth 1355

Specialty chemicals group ALTANA is expanding its already launched Cubic Ink® 3D printing material families with new high-performance resins.

At the LOPEC, which takes place from 23. to 24. March in Munich, UV equipment manufacturer IST METZ will present the latest UV and LED units for fast and reliable curing of printed circuits.

Sweden’s leading chemistry group Perstorp, and partner companies Fortum and Uniper, today submitted an EUR 97 million application to the EU Innovation Fund for Project Air. This unique project aims to build a production facility for sustainable methanol in Stenungssund, Sweden, which could reduce global CO2 emissions by 400,000 tonnes, equivalent to approximately 1% of Sweden’s territorial emissions.

At formnext, the leading international trade fair for additive manufacturing, in Frankfurt am Main, specialty chemicals group ALTANA and 3D printer manufacturer dp polar will present three new Cubic Ink® 3D printing material families, among other things, a High Performance family with unprecedented heat resistance and multi-material capability.

The matting of powder coatings constitutes a particular challenge for the coating industry. In contrast to liquid coatings, only minimum shrinkage occurs during the baking process, meaning that conventional matting is not possible with powder coatings. In order to achieve a matt finish, it is possible to reduce the gloss by mixing various binders that are incompatible with each other; alternatively, the incompatibility of binders and special hardeners is used for matting. However, some hardeners are subject to labeling. This ultimately results in labeling of the powder coatings.