Walking on light

New additions to the Bolideck range of ship deck covering solutions from Bolidt are illuminating design thinking across the cruise ship and superyacht sectors, with a first delivery of Bolideck LED leading to follow up orders from several owners. Bolideck LED is the...

New leap for water-based industrial coatings

Materials science company Dow have introduced two innovations to simplify formulation of water-based, high temperature resistant industrial coatings. “We continue to combine our deep knowledge of silicone chemistry with our unique experience of water-based...
New textured resin coating

New textured resin coating

Royal DSM has announced the release of Skins Sandy, the newest addition to its Skins range of haptic coating resins. Like the other Skins resins, Sandy will enable brand owners and convertors to differentiate their products by adding an extra layer of sensory experience.

New solvent-free epoxy for ballast tanks

Following many years of extensive prototype trials in field tests, Chugoku Marine Paints, Ltd., (CMP) is ready to launch a new solvent-free epoxy coating that can be applied to water ballast tanks (WBT) with standard application equipment that meets new Korean...

Drone painters take flight

Florida-based Apellix and AkzoNobel are collaborating on a computer-controlled spray painting drone. Apellix’s custom-built drone is tethered to the ground for its power and coating supply, but has the freedom to fly autonomously depending on the area to be coated....