Over the years, screen printing has been prevalently used in various industrial plants where finished products or parts are printed or decorated. Customers demand apt solutions as per precisely defined requirements and strict quality control according to international standards. These introductory insights are according to the report titled, “Screen Printing Inks Market-Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2018-2026,” which has been freshly added to Market ... Read more

A number of products based on pine derived chemicals have touched almost all spheres-from cosmetics to food additives to perfumes, from adhesives to automobiles and printing inks to oil wells. The Pine derived chemical industry has relentlessly adapted itself over centuries and presently it is at the forefront of renewable bio-based industries. These introductory insights are in accordance with the report titled, “ ... Read more

Nano coatings are extensively adopted as apt substitutes for competitive coating systems owing to their advanced functional attributes and characteristic properties such as high resistance to wear and tear, sturdiness, and durability. Attributes such as UV protection, corrosion resistance and absolute pollutant barriers are likely to steer greater adoption thereby creating ample growth scope for  ... Read more

In recent years, conductive inks have been prevalently investigated owing to their soaring popularity in flexible electronics and printed electronics. In this context, silver conductive inks have a vital role in electronic applications. The printed electronic sector has been dominated by expensive materials such as platinum and gold, resulting in complex and costly instruments. In a bid to address these shortcomings, silver conductive inks has served as alternative to the current technology ... Read more

The tattoo market is poised to witness massive growth on the back of surged adoption by millennial adoption for enhanced fashion statement. Besides massive adoption across mature markets such as Europe and the Americas the trend is likely to follow suit across emerging economies, thereby supplementing onward growth trend in tattoo inks market. These market highlights have been extracted from ... Read more

For many years, the demand placed on lubricants have been soaring Alkylated naphthalene (AN) has been a unique class of synthetic fluids with tremendous hydrolytic stability and thermo-oxidative, low volatility and good solubility characteristics. When it comes to the area of hydrolytic stability and thermo-oxidative, alkylated naphthalene has an edge over other synthetic fluids. Meanwhile, though alkylated naphthalene—largely a niche product— has been commercially available for more than ... Read more

The major component in the selection of printing inks for pharmaceutical applications is the chances of contamination of the tablet or other solid oral dosage form through direct or indirect contact with the ink. As such, pharmaceutical inks manufacturers are vying to provide the product with the safest line of regulatory compliant printing inks for printing applications involving direct or indirect contact with medical and pharmaceutical products. These excerpts are according to the ... Read more

The major component in the selection of printing inks for pharmaceutical applications is the chances of contamination of the tablet or other solid oral dosage form through direct or indirect contact with the ink. As such, pharmaceutical inks manufacturers are vying to provide the product with the safest line of regulatory compliant printing inks for printing applications involving direct or indirect contact with medical and pharmaceutical products. These excerpts are according to the ... Read more

Backed by robust end-user segment encompassing semiconductor devices, solar equipment, and optics, high purity quartz market is likely to remain highly lucrative. Burgeoning demands for high-end wafers in semiconductors is accounted as a rife growth trigger, supplemented by robust applications of semiconductors in the electronic industry. Factors such as high pricing brackets of high and ... Read more

Concrete fibers are extensively used as unique bridging solutions to offset cracks and fissures in concretes triggered by harsh climatic conditions such as moisture and heat. Proliferated industrialization and urbanization round the globe, more so across developing economies are estimated to impact the growth curve favorably in concrete fibers market. Advances in industrial, commercial, and ... Read more

Owing to its quick solidification feature hot melt adhesives are extensively adopted in diverse industrial applications. Backed by robust end-user segments the market is anticipated to record tremendous growth with surged adoption in packaging industry. Besides packaging hot melt adhesives are also amply adopted across other end-user segments comprising construction, woodwork, and even ... Read more

Faced with the demand for coatings with properties such as recyclable, produce less waste, solvent-free, the increased sustainability of coatings has become imperative. Accordingly, coating resins based on renewable, undeletable resources is understood to contribute to improved sustainability. In order to lessen the environment burden, there has been push towards developing coating technology using less, or even no volatile organic solvents. This has led to the evolution of UV-curing and ... Read more

In order to assure a smooth and even appearance of the paint film, control of foam becomes imperative. Ergo, there has been huge demand for high performing deformers to ward off the formation of bubbles in liquid paints. Besides, foam occurring in the paint production process has led to the non-optimal filling of the production vessels. On the other hand, foam formed during application are known to cause surface defects. Accordingly, foam poses not only an optical disturbance, but also an ... Read more

Robust development in inkjet technology continues to change the way print is produced. Inkjet has become a viable alternative to traditional processes in packaging and industrial application, to name a few. Extending the color gamut, nanotechnology is slated to have a massive influence on printing, especially on the development of printing materials. The major development work in the printing sector is being done by suppliers of ink raw materials, including pioneers in the field of inkjet ... Read more

Buoyant modern soil stabilization techniques have become imperative to assure enough subgrade stability, preferably for weaker or wetter soils. The selection between the cementitious stabilizing agents cement and lime hinges upon the plastic index (PI) of the primary soil type being enhanced. The growing use of stabilization for better soil gradation, swelling potential, reduction of the PI and increased durability and strength have boded well for the development of  ... Read more

There has been laundry list of accessories that have traditionally been made from leather. The leather industry is being redefined with sustainable vegan materials or non-leather products. As most non-leather products are made of polyurethane, polymer that can be made to order for any designer’s whim. These actionable insights are according to the report titled, “Non-leather Products Market ... Read more

Productive cleaning between production runs derails potential contamination and products which don’t adhere to quality standards. Conducting clean in place (CIP) flawlessly from design to validation empowers secure barriers between food flows and cleaning chemical flows. It also becomes indispensable that CIP is carried out efficiently and efficaciously to contribute to low total cost of ownership. These excerpts are according to the report titled, “ ... Read more

Structural adhesives technology has changed the landscape of joints bonding various materials—the joints not only propel the strength and stiffness but also lessens weight—which are significant for vehicles and airplanes. Many industries have witnessed stiff competition between adhesives and mechanical fastening systems such as rivets, welding, nuts and bolts and soldering. In the past decade, the structural adhesives have showcased immense potentiality to transform complex structure into ... Read more

The result of the development in construction engineering and architecture is the surge in the technical requirements for construction products, including thin-bed mortars based on cement.  The rise in the requirements are principally attributed to parameters such as durability or mechanical strength for which the expectations are presented in the standards. Ergo, it has become imperative for the modification by addition of chemical additives and polymer binders. These coherent analysis draw ... Read more

Satisfying an aesthetic need is a human instinct and there is enough evidence alluding the use of paints and coatings during the pre-historic era. In the present era, it has become indispensable for products to have aesthetic charisma for their acceptance and sale. As such, decorative value has been one of the principal requirements of many paints and coatings. Apart from functioning in decoration and protection, several coatings are formulated to offer specific attributes to the product. ... Read more

Over the years, grinding has been an imperative step of the manufacturing process. Manufacturers are, as such, manufacturing superabrasive wheels using the highest quality diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN). Superabrasive wheels play a major role in the grinding process for automotive, semiconductor, electric, bearing and mold making industries. These excerpts draw resemblance from the intelligence report titled, “ ... Read more

Silicon metal depends upon the demand for the downstream products which use the metal as an input for production. The principal users of silicon metal have been chemical and polysilicon producers; primary and secondary aluminum producers. The aluminum end uses incorporate alloys, foundry ingots and aluminum castings. Meanwhile, silicon metal production is capital intensive and domestic producers look to maintain high levels of capacity utilization. These insights draw resemblance from the ... Read more

A nonflammable, colorless and highly inert gas with an immensely high global warming potential (GWP), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is used as a dielectric medium in high-voltage circuit breakers, capacitors, transformers and other industrial applications. Tremendous electric characteristics and high chemical stability has made sulfur hexafluoride popular in dielectric gases. These actionable insights draw resemblance from the intelligence report titled, “ ... Read more

The construction industry is one of the biggest recruiters of labor and is plagued by low productivity partly owing to the large number of unskilled and low-cost workers. As such, there is an ever-increasing need for the industry to propel its productivity, quality and skills level to keep up with the growing demand of the opulent society. As the industry eyes to explore ways to enhance the construction practices and processes to underpin the integration of the various issues of the ... Read more

Optical brighteners have been effective in a range of polymer substrates—engineering plastics—polycarbonate, polyesters, acrylics and polyamides; polycinylchloride; adhesives and other organic substrates. The impact of optical brighteners hinges upon the processing condition, type of substrate and possible interactions with other components in the formulation such as UV absorbers or white pigments. Different sorts of optical brightening agent apt application on various substrates such as ... Read more

In an array of industries, electric and electronic products have gained grounds. Besides, there is rising trend for miniaturization, especially in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics, automotive engineering and communications engineering. In recent years, addition of common fillers such as graphite, carbon black, flakes, metallic fibers and nano-filler such as carbon nano-tubes have helped thermally and electrically conducting polymers flourish. A high content of conductive ... Read more

The icing of surfaces is an underlying issue which incurs high cost and handicaps safety and functionality. There has been several instances of icing having the toll on ships, aircraft, cars, railways, cooling systems, roller shutters and wind turbines. Nevertheless, the deposition of ice on surface leads to lower energy output, higher energy consumption and an increased risk of accidents. Besides, icing is known to cause increased maintenance and downtimes, inhibiting the efficiency of the ... Read more

The new generation of montan wax offers a broad spectrum of applications on rigid and flexible substrates. It shields wood, leather, textile, stone, plastic and paper from corrosion, water, dirt and graffiti and leverages the extension of the lifetime of the product without affecting other performance attributes. These insights draw resemblance from the report titled, “ ... Read more

The revolution in the nanotechnology platform is mostly attributed to single-layered atom-thick flatbed structure. In order to address the needs of industries such as the composite industries which is growing in leaps and bounds with the use of graphene, attempts have been made to synthesize graphene on a large scale. The inclusion of graphene to an array of matrix has tasted success with profound applications in industries such as electronics, aerospace, energy, medicine and food and ... Read more

In today’s technology, pigmented coatings’ matting is profoundly used to reduce the gloss as the low-gloss coatings are quite famous when used for functional and aesthetic purposes. As such, a surface with reduced gloss coverts the blemishes in the surface aptly. Several techniques are widely popular to provide lower gloss finishes. Nevertheless, silica based mating agents open up unique, useable characteristics and they have been ideal as matting agent in an array of coating materials. ... Read more