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Simon Haas, Senior Research Scientist at Promethean Particles, demonstrates the power of small in next-gen industrial coatings They say the smallest things can make the biggest difference and they don’t come much smaller than nanoparticles. While nanoparticles may...

Workers and users should not be alarmed by titanium dioxide classification, says the British Coatings Federation On 18th February, the European Union published a delegated regulation classifying titanium dioxide as a category 2 suspected carcinogen by inhalation under...

SCHLENK Metallic Pigments, producer of effect pigments, has released a new effect pigment for automotive and waterborne coatings. "Zenexo® GoldenShine WB 21 YY is based on UTP®-Technology which can be considered a breakthrough in effect pigment technology, especially...

Materials scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and their colleagues in China have developed an ice-prevention coating inspired by the way Antarctic fish species keep their blood from freezing. Their study, which is published in Matter, suggests that...

AkzoNobel has entered into a partnership with French early stage startup Les Companions, which is focused on developing a paint robot capable of working on interior walls. The technology will help painters complete jobs faster and more efficiently, while making...

Master Builders Solutions will be presenting innovative concrete-admixture solutions at the BetonTage exhibition in Ulm, Germany, in February. This year's focus will be on concrete admixtures for esthetically demanding architectural facades and feature products...

PPG has announced an agreement to acquire Illinois-based Alpha Coating Technologies, manufacturer of powder coatings for light industrial applications and heat sensitive substrates. The acquisition should close in the first quarter of 2020. Alpha was founded in 2000...

UK Family Business, BA Caulkett, scooped up the visitors at this year’s LAMMA Show. The company’s buckets coated in HMG Paints’ Raincoat 2, a high quality, high build, anti-corrosive one coat finish, were topped with eye-catching Made In Britain graphics. With over 30...

Pressure-sensitive paint is being used as part of testing NASA’s most advanced launch vehicle, to be used in the agency’s Orion spacecraft on missions to explore deep space. At NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, a scaled model of the SLS is...

Shannon Group plc is on target to complete a new €18 million, 92,000 sq ft specialist aircraft painting hangar at Shannon Airport, adjacent to Shannon Free Zone and capable of accommodating some of the world’s largest aircraft. The construction of the wide-body hangar...

Corrosion protection specialists Cortec have announced their VpCI®-386 coating, a fast drying, water-based acrylic one coat system (topcoat) that can be applied DTM (direct to metal) for corrosion protection in outdoor unsheltered applications. It offers a variety of...

The SSPC has issued an update for members on its ongoing discussions with NACE leadership regarding a possible combined association. For 70 years, SSPC and NACE have represented distinct parts of the asset protection industry. Both organizations have developed...

Having previously seen their coatings on track at events such as the Le Mans 24 Hours and the X-Games, Manchester based HMG Paints’ coatings will be heading to the Speedway track in 2020. The companies Powder Coatings and Wet Paint will be used by young talent Billy...

Coatings giant Axalta says Sea Glass, a shimmering turquoise blue, is the 2020 Global Automotive Color of the Year. This modern take on turquoise is intended to set the trend as a fresh new colour for all vehicle types. Axalta’s say Sea Glass is Inspired by nature’s...