Over a period of over two years, the Norwegian corrugated board producer Glomma Papp has, together with Borregaard and the Exilva innovation, extensively tested, produced and developed corrugated board solutions with no added boron.

This video guide will show you how to properly add the Exilva 01-V paste into your barrier coatings formulation. Steps: Add first approximately 25% of the total binder. It is essential that the Exilva 01-V paste is activated by shear during the process. Add defoamer. Add the Exilva paste as delivered, 1–3 weight percent of the total formulation...

Spraying of HEC, Xanthan gum and Exilva MFC to compare spray patterns and sprayability.

A visual guide on how to correctly add Exilva into coating formulations.

How do we get rid of microplastics in AgChem? Listen to our #16 Topic Tuesday to hear our discussion on the topic!

Prevention of viscosity loss upon tinting in waterborne coatings

From a webinar at Vincentz with Jochum Beetsma, held March 2019.

Heat of Hydration – avoiding cracks and tension issues in the curing phase of concrete. What is heat of hydration, and how does it affect the settling/curring of the concrete? Learn more about different types of concrete cracking, why they occur - and preventative measures and repair methods for fixing it. Hint: there are bio-based...

Gypsum boards (plasterboard/drywall) are a very commonly used product in the construction industry. Currently, the production of the boards is a labor-intensive, CO2 producing and energy consuming process with the need for many synthesized additives to retain the flow, strength and setting profiles. What if you could change that? Research...

We rely on well-proven construction technologies wherever we move around. The construction technologies have been developed for decades to make sure that we have long-living and safe infrastructure and buildings around us. But in a world moving in increasing speed towards more emphasis on lowering emissions and waste, how is the construction...

Lime, consisting of air lime and hydraulic lime, is one of the most important historical construction materials. Due to new plasticizer technologies available, we are now seeing a new golden era approaching for this material? Don't miss out on this Topic Tuesday subject that can give you insights into improving lime mortar formulations which can...

Trends are clear; today's technology demands expect smaller and lighter devices, while at the same time the need for digital speed, pace and stamina is a potential deal breaker. How do you cope with this when developing tomorrows technology? In today's Topic Tuesday we serve you some interesting thoughts on how to keep your batteries safer, so...