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Coating landmark for loaders
In just eight years, worldwide coating manufacturer Hempel has painted 20,000 mining containers for Intermodal Solutions Group (ISG). The milestone 20,000th coating was completed in January 2020....
Powder coating for new tower at Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey's new £23 million Weston Tower is the first major addition to the famous church since 1745. The tower features 500 leaded windows, every window frame protected with Interpo powder coatings supplied by AkzoNobel. The tower provides staircase and lift...
Two new colorants added to HMG Lite unit
HMG Paints has further expanded its innovative Unit Lite mixing scheme with the addition of two brand new lead-free High Opacity Colourants. A high opacity Green Shade Yellow and Red Shade Yellow are now available for HMG’s diverse customer base and distributor...
Yunnan Happy World get 180,000 m2 of color
Colorful Yunnan Happy World, the first theme park in southwest China, has officially opened to the public in Kunming, Yunnan province, after collaborating with AkzoNobel's Dulux Pro brand to paint around 180,000 square meters of attractions and facilities in...
Bluebird flies again
The restoration of British speedboat racer Donald Campbell's Bluebird, a record-breaking hydroplane, has been ongoing since the wreckage of the vessel was recovered in 2001 - however it was only when the iconic blue paint was applied that the famous Bluebird really...
New on-the-spot system for pre-coated metal
To provide fast and flexible service to our customers in the pre-coated metal industry, AkzoNobel has introduced the Pevicoat® Paint Management System, which empowers customers to create coatings of any gloss or color on the spot. To be competitive in today's evolving...
Powder on the table
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has launched a collaboration with Vepa, a leader in project furniture design. The aim of this collaboration is to further demonstrate the value of powder coating technology as an...
Big wheel keeps on turning
Visitors to the Middle East will soon be able to experience the largest and highest Ferris wheel in the world - Ain Dubai (the Dubai Eye) - which is being protected by coatings from AkzoNobel. A dizzying 210 meters high, the spectacular attraction features more than...
Long Live the King
The Graco King airless spray unit, after enjoying 60 years as the industry standard, has been relaunched in a new and improved form. It’s fair to say that Graco, having invented the market for airless sprayers, have continued to set the standard. Applicators who have...
Feature: Going for Gold
Belzona products have been used very effectively in the Barrick Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the Dominican Republic The Mining industry is notorious around the world for its difficult operational conditions, which require specialist equipment to suit the environment....
Stopping corrosion in mine & quarry structures
An innovative coating prevents the corrosion of steel hoppers and equipment exposed to moisture, salt, and abrasion In mines, quarries, and aggregate bulk processing, large steel structures like hoppers that are used to store and dispense vast volumes of ore, rock and...
Feature: Power Station chamber refurbishmnet
Flexcrete Technologies Limited, part of the AkzoNobel group of companies, has been specified to refurbish a surface water drain chamber at Dungeness B Power Station in the UK. Cemprotec E942, a high performance, waterborne cementitious coating, was chosen to carry out...
Preserving an icon: The Queen Mary
Preserving an icon: The Queen Mary gets a protective coating from MAXON Technologies
Feature: Cavernous spaces in ship holds
The cavernous spaces inside ship cargo holds swallow materials wet and dry, packed and loose, corrosive and inert. Many would take several 4-bedroom houses without a murmur. Bulk cargo transport of materials such as grain, coal, ore, and cement account for up to 15% -...
Iconic Formula 1 Lotus 72 Restored
HMG Paints have utilised their industry leading Advanced Colour Design Service to assist with the restoration of the iconic 1970 Team Lotus Chassis number 5, which was famously raced by Emerson Fittipaldi. Clive Chapman, Managing Director of Classic Team Lotus: “Given...
Monumental preservation: a symbol of Croatia’s war of independence
After being used for construction of some of the most famous structures in the world such as the Pentagon, Empire State Building and Burj Khalifa, MCI technology is now being used to preserve Vukovar’s water tower, hit more than 600 times during the siege of the city....