Protective Coatings Industry News
Interpon helps bring colour and style to Egypt’s New Administrative Capital
As Egypt’s New Administrative Capital comes to life, AkzoNobel is supporting Delemar with its super and hyperdurable Interpon D architectural powder coatings
The latest issue of PCE-International is ready to read online
The latest issue of PCE-International can be found here:- PCE-International Lifting the Lid features exclusive comment from Hempel, PPG, Wacker, Cornelius Group and AkzoNobel on their what they are doing during the COVID-19 pandemic In Spotlight on Training we hear...
A smarter way to apply paint
Apellix and AkzoNobel are collaborating on a computer-controlled spray painting drone that’ll change the game when it comes to applying paint. Apellix won the partnership in the 2019 Paint the Future global startup challenge. Read more great articles in the latest...
Share your company’s experiences of what you are doing to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic
What is your company doing to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic? Share with LiftingTheLid company’s experiences of how you maybe looking to new markets, or offering new products or services, to aid your company’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Have an opinion...
DSM wants to do everything it can to help combat COVID-19
Like many other companies in the Netherlands, DSM wants to do everything it can to help combat COVID-19, or the coronavirus. The company's initiatives range from deploying its own expertise and knowledge in research and development, production and technology in food,...
Axalta focuses first on protecting health, safety and well-being
"Our hearts go out to all those affected by the coronavirus globally, and specifically in the local communities where our employees and customers live, work, and raise their families,” says Robert W Bryant, Axalta's President and CEO. “We continue to focus first of...
BCF’s essential coatings and inks campaign highlights industry involvement in fight against coronavirus
British Coatings Federation (BCF) has launched a new #essentialcoatings and #essentialinks campaign to highlight the critical role the coatings and printing inks sectors play in the UK economy and, in particular, as part of the nation’s response to the coronavirus...
Lomon Billions opens a new Sales and Technical Services Office in Shanghai
The official opening of Lomon Billions’ new sales and technical services office in Shanghai was held today, marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Haiming Qu, Assistant to the CEO and Executive Deputy General Manager of Sales. The new office is located at CITIC...
New Chief Executive Officer for combined NACE and SPPC organisation
The Society for Protective Coatings has announced that Robert H Chalker has been named Chief Executive Officer of the new, combined organisation that was approved by ballot of both NACE and SSPC membership bodies in April. Bill Worms, who has served as Executive...
Airless disinfectant sprayers for sanitising, disinfecting and deodorising jobs
"Safety is currently at the top of everyone’s priority list," says Graco. "At Graco, it is our goal to provide all our customers with the best tools to overcome any challenges they face. Today, these challenges include sanitising surfaces against the COVID-19 germs....
AlpAccess remains open working on the Petromidia Refinery turnaround
AlpAccess is one of the most important companies providing industrial rope access services in Romania has managed to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were fortunate to still have work, orders and requests for new projects,” explains Dragos State, General...
Accelerate efforts to support employees, design, manufacturing and export during COVID-19
“During the COVID-19 crisis, businesses that can, must continue to lead the way in driving British innovation, states CSP Hunter OBE, CEO of Coltraco Ultrasonics. “I highly support the UK Government in how they are dealing with the crisis and a very welcome return to...
Training for the future
Nobody could have imagined only a matter of months ago that the world would be in virtual lockdown, the word furlough was not in most peoples vocabulary. Businesses suddenly came to a grinding halt, or in the case of some, completely reinvented the way they delivered...
HMG supports UK’s NHS
"HMG Is still operating throughout the Coronavirus, although some staff have been furloughed," states Stephen 'Paddy' Dyson, Marketing Manager for HMG Paints Ltd. HMG is taking a whole host of measures to maintain worker/client safety, and following guidance from the...
Lifting the Lid on the Covid-19 company recovery – LATEST UPDATES
LiftingTheLid on the latest Coronavirus recovery updates from paints and coatings related companies around the world. LiftingTheLid should be the first place and only place you look to find out how companies are recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, and what services...
Perstorp converts production to solve Swedish national disinfection crisis
Perstorp converts production to solve Swedish national disinfection crisis Perstorp, a global leader in the specialty chemicals market, has started the large-scale production of hand sanitiser and surface disinfectant for the Swedish healthcare sector – at cost price....