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The Surface Treatment global business unit of the Coatings division of BASF, operating under the Chemetall brand, has started construction of its surface treatment site in the Dushan Port Economic Development Zone of Pinghu, Zhejiang province, China. The new site is...

The Steel Curtain roller coaster, which recently opened in the new Steelers Country section of Pittsburgh’s historic Kennywood Park, features PPG coatings that include one in a Steelers Yellow colour The coaster track, structure and cars are finished with coatings...

China recently launched its first domestically built polar icebreaker, Xue Long 2, and to help protect it from harsh Arctic and Antarctic conditions, they turned to an industry-leading coatings solution supplied by AkzoNobel. Purpose-built to cope with thick ice...

Nouryon will double capacity at its surfactants plant in Stenungsund, Sweden to support the growth of several existing products as well as new sustainable technologies for markets including oil and gas, lubricants and fuels, and asphalt. The €12-million expansion and...

HMG Paints, the UK’s largest independent coatings manufacturer, have now introduced a range of military standard paint systems in direct response to the UK MODs introduction of Def Stan 80-225. The new standard, which was introduced towards the end of 2018 and...

Offshore oil and gas operators have to cope with wildly fluctuating economic conditions, so the last thing they need to worry about is corrosion problems. Demands for 20-year corrosion protection, with the minimum amount of maintenance, are now common in the upstream...

Richard Stratton, Principal at Advanced Coating Solutions, lifts the lid on why traditional insulating materials don’t work and can contribute to corrosion under insulation (CUI). There are many historical coating/corrosion/temperature differential problems associated...

Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has announced the retirement of Joseph F. Harrington after 25 years with Advanced Polymer Coatings. In 1994 he was approached by Don Keehan, Chairman of Advanced Polymer Coatings, to further develop the Marine Coatings industry with...

Nouryon has made a series of investments at its metal alkyls plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands to improve efficiency and increase capacity. The projects will enable the company to continue meeting growing demand from customers in the polymer industry and improve...

Worldwide coatings manufacturer Hempel announces the appointment of Nigel Shewring as its new Group Director of Research & Development (R&D). Nigel joins the company to ensure all Hempel's future innovations deliver clear competitive advantages and to further develop...

The Paint Research Association annual conference will be focusing on Sustainability: Challenges & future opportunities for the coatings industry. The conference, on 10th September 2019 at the PRA headquarters in Melton Mowbray, will take up topics including:...

New developments in graphene additives are addressing regulatory pressures for safer and more environmentally sustainable paints and coatings. Applied Graphene Materials, the producer of specialty graphene materials, say they have achieved significant technological...

Professional painters can now be more confident about precisely matching their clients’ color choices in seconds, thanks to a new digital Color Sensor developed by AkzoNobel. The small portable device can accurately scan color on any object. It then links to a Color...

Not only are greasy fingerprints on shiny stainless steel surfaces unattractive, they also attack the surface in question. A new nanocoating being developed by Fraunhofer researchers will in the future prevent the annoying smudges that result from fingers touching...

A chromate-free exterior primer developed by AkzoNobel’s Aerospace Coatings business has been newly qualified by aircraft manufacturer Boeing – underlining the company’s ongoing drive to make the aerospace industry more sustainable. Aerodur 2111 is used in combination...