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Coatings
AkzoNobel, Thomas Swan to develop coatings for metal packaging
by Alex Scott
June 30, 2018
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 96, Issue 27
Coatings firm AkzoNobel, specialty chemical maker Thomas Swan, and packaging firm Crown Packaging Manufacturing have formed a U.K. consortium to develop raw materials and formulations for coatings used on cans and other metal-based packaging. The partners plan to develop thin-film coatings that replace epoxy resins, which are highly effective but are made from bisphenol A, a suspected carcinogen. Thomas Swan will apply its expertise in two-dimensional materials.
Chemical & Engineering News
ISSN 0009-2347
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