Protective Coatings Industry News

Nov 9, 2020

NEWS

BASF Coatings enters into a strategic aftersales partnership

BASF’s Coatings division announces that BMW Group has selected the premium refinish brands Glasurit and R-M among their preferred paint brands for its aftersales network

Check out the latest issue of Protective Coatings Expert

The latest issue of Protective Coatings Expert features Nexxis, the repainting of the Newark Air Museum’s Avro Shackleton, WR977, AI use on HMS Victory, conservation experts John Canning & Co, Cortec, PPG, Hempel, GIT Coatings, AkzoNobel, Rösler, and Laser Photonics, amongst others

Huntsman inaugurates new innovation centre

Huntsman Corporation has officially opened a new innovation centre in Tienen, Belgium

AkzoNobel goes full throttle with new powder coating for motorcycles

Motorcycle manufacturers can now kickstart improved cost and energy savings following the launch of Interpon A3000 from AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings business.

New Graco facility

Graco recently marked a significant milestone with the inauguration of its Middle East Application Centre in Dubai

Painting a more secure future for windmills

The iconic 18th century windmills at Kinderdijk in the Netherlands are being preserved with help from AkzoNobel’s Sikkens brand

Remote thickness measurements by drone

GDI has now added the use of the Skygauge drone to its range of marine sector capabilities

Offshore wind foundation protection

A review of typical protective anticorrosion coating technologies used on fixed and floating offshore wind tower foundations by a team from PPG Protective & Marine Coatings

Leading the adoption of graphene-based coatings

Pacific Basin leads the largest adoption of graphene-based coating in the dry bulk segment

PPG unveils ultra low-friction, premium copper-free antifouling coating

Unique surface technology delivers significant emissions savings

AkzoNobel transforms town in Pakistan with the power of paint

Residents of around 1,000 homes in the town of Mustafabad are benefiting from the cooling power of paint

BASF Coatings signs Global Preferred Partnership agreement with INEOS Automotive

For the next three years, BASF will help INEOS Automotive build its global body and paint program focusing on the highest level of industry standards and sustainable refinish solutions

World’s first pilot plant for bio-based Aniline

Covestro is moving forward with the implementation of a unique process for producing the important chemical aniline entirely based on plant biomass instead of petroleum

Chemetall celebrates opening of new global Aluminum Competence Center in Italy

The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, recently celebrated the opening of its new Global Aluminum Competence Center in Giussano, Italy.