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Names in the News April
Editor’s note: The following industry professionals have recently received promotions or appointments. To submit your company’s personnel news for possible publication in CoatingsTech, email publications@paint.org with “Names in the News” […]
New Products April
Editor’s note: This column is a roundup of recent product releases from the coatings and allied industries. To submit a product release for consideration, email publications@paint.org. Please note that all […]
New Products for March: European Coating Show Edition
Editor’s note: This column is a roundup of products from coatings and allied industries to be introduced or highlighted at the 2025 European Coating Show (ECS) in Nuremberg, Germany, March […]
Names in the News March
Editor’s note: The following industry professionals have recently received promotions or appointments. To submit your company’s personnel news for possible publication in CoatingsTech, email publications@paint.org with “Names in the News” […]
The Pencil Hardness Conundrum
By Cynthia A. Gosselin, Ph.D., The ChemQuest Group One of the more discussed paint adhesion and hardness tests involves “scratching” paint off a substrate. Not only does this type of […]
Xperience: When the Oxide is the Color Coat
By Cynthia A. Gosselin, Ph.D., The ChemQuest Group In the simplest terms, sustainability could be defined as less waste and more efficiency. This could mean fewer processing steps, the use […]
Water Resistance Properties of Acrylic Polymer Films Using Polymerizable Surfactants
By Celine Burel, Wendy Lu, Madi Ngene, Remi Giordanengo, Romane Tranchard, Yuyi Liao, and Lichang Zhou, Syensqo The water resistance of waterborne all-acrylic and styrene acrylic dispersions is investigated at […]
1K permanent Anti-graffiti Coatings for Architectural Surfaces
Free from fluorine-and tin-based compounds, this coating allows graffiti tag removal using high-pressure water without relying on harsh solvents. By Forough Zarean, Amanda Schmotzer, and Timothy McCormack Wacker Chemical Corporation, […]
Balancing Rain Resistance and Open Time with Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy and Conventional Application Tests
By Kaliappa Ragunathan, Nicholas Foley, and Sofia Goodrich-Accolla† BASF Corporation Sufficient open time is essential for achieving painting efficiency and delivering aesthetically pleasing results in architectural coatings. The open time […]
Quantitative Image Analysis of Roller Application Performance
By Wenqin (Sunny) Wang, Amy Qin, Gerry Valdez, Sophie Kim, Sam Lim, Yicheng Hu, and Jennifer Mills, The Dow Chemical Company, USA Introduction Coatings’ application performance, such as ease of […]
Accelerating New Additive Development Through the Use of Automation
By Ingrid K. Meier, J. Renae Bennett, K.T. Griffin Lai, C. James Reader, and Tyler Webber, Evonik Corporation, USA Many additives used in waterborne coatings and inks are complex formulations. […]
Coatings Xperience: Coatings for the Electrification Revolution
By Cynthia A. Gosselin, Ph.D., The ChemQuest Group Electrification has been a hot topic for the last few years. The aging power grid where 30% of electric lines are approaching […]
AkzoNobel Partners with IPG Photonics
AkzoNobel announced that it has partnered with IPG Photonics on applying laser technology for curing powder coatings. The process involves calibrating AkzoNobel’s Interpon powder coating formulations with laser curing solutions […]
Strategic Value Partners and Blantyre Capital Acquire OQ Chemicals
Strategic Value Partners, LLC and its affiliates (together, “SVP”) and Blantyre Capital Limited (“Blantyre”) announced that SVP-managed funds and Blantyre-managed funds have acquired OQ Chemicals (OXEA), a global producer and […]
Impact Coatings Initiates Collaboration with Smoltek Hydrogen
Impact Coatings and Smoltek Hydrogen have entered a collaboration to explore the potential integration of Smoltek Hydrogen’s carbon nanofiber (CNF) technology into the Impact Coatings INLINECOATER™ series of PVD systems. […]
BASF Completes Divestment of Shares in Two Joint Ventures
BASF has divested its shares in the joint venture companies, BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. and Markor Meiou Chemical (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. in Korla, China, to Verde Chemical […]
Nouryon Recognized for Sustainability Performance
Nouryon has been recognized with a 2025 Gold rating by EcoVadis for its sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and achievements. This is the fourth consecutive year that Nouryon […]
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