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Passion For Paint And Commitment To Carbon Reduction

The carbon footprint reduction commitment AkzoNobel has made covers the full value chain and is aligned with the Paris agreement - which aims to limit global warming and ensure that global temperature rise doesn't exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels

Black&Light: Black epoxies cure under UV irradiation

With the new 'Black&Light' adhesives, Panacol has developed a new adhesive technology: deep curing black epoxies.

ADIPEC 2022 generates US$8.2 billion in business for global energy supply chain

ADIPEC 2022 has generated an estimated US$8.2 billion in business for exhibiting companies, a survey conducted across the 2,200 exhibitors has revealed.

Successful EuroBLECH 2022: Industry gathered in Hanover to shape the future of sheet metal working

The 26th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, EuroBLECH 2022, ended October 28, 2022 after four days of flourishing business.

Clear window coating could cool buildings without using energy

As climate change intensifies summer heat, demand is growing for technologies to cool buildings.

ALD coatings for next-generation solar cells

Researchers at the University of Helsinki are developing thin films needed in new types of halide perovskite solar cells, and matching ALD processes, in order to provide increasingly affordable solar cells, enable their integration into objects and, consequently, promote the transition to renewable energy.

Scientists use modified silk proteins to create new nonstick surfaces

Researchers at Tufts University, Massachusetts, have developed a method to make silk-based materials that refuse to stick to water, or almost anything else containing water.

Brighten your world with "ZEITGEIST", Heubach's 2023 Decorative Color Trends

Zeitgeist invokes the mood of the age and perhaps no feeling more closely reflects this spirit of the time than that we must salvage our planet.

BASF launches automotive coatings using renewable raw materials to fulfill customer requirements in China

BASF's (basf.com) ColorBrite® Airspace Blue ReSource basecoat, certified by REDcert according to a biomass balance approach, made its debut in China.

MC-Bauchemie opens new site in India

MC-Bauchemie India recently celebrated the inauguration of a new plant in Halol in Gujarat, India with key customers, employees and partners in attendance.

Henkel creating added value for its customers with digital LOCTITE® Pulse solutions

Expansion of maintenance, repair and overhaul portfolio to include data-enabled solutions

Sustainable antifouling by controlled release from polymer bound SelektopeⓇ

Creating new ways to introduce polymer-bound active substances into marine antifouling coatings

New innovative transformation corrosion software assists in digital of coatings and insulation inspection

Surface Corrosion Consultants Ltd, continually innovate to discover new and improved ways to prevent corrosion

Major construction, oil and gas pipeline projects driving demand for paints and coatings in the Middle East

Sales prospects in the paints and coating are expected to witness a steady growth outlook of magnitude of 4.7% and are expected to top a valuation of US$ 7,447.9 mn by 2032

Technical Drying Services (Asia) Pvt Ltd: Climate control on rent

Dehumidification systems play a crucial role in the surface area preparation for blasting, painting, and coating jobs and ensures anti-corrosive painting by maintaining temperature, relative humidity, and dew points as per technical specifications

How To Avoid Mud Cracking When Applying Anticorrosion Coatings

No one wants to apply a paint or anticorrosion coating only to come back later and find that it has dried to look like cracked mud.

Hempel launches new fast-drying CUI coating

Leading coatings supplier Hempel (hempel.com) has launched the Hempaprime CUI 275, a new coating to combat corrosion under insulation.

Covestro launches total solutions approach to turbocharge performance and innovation in the decorative industry

Covestro (covestro.com) has announced the launch of a game-changing, total solutions approach developed by the resins and functional materials business recently acquired from DSM.

SUSU scientists create an environmentally friendly technology for polyurethane production

Scientists University (susu.ru) are working with an industrial partner to create a new branch of the chemical industry in the Chelyabinsk Region.

Mercer researchers design coating material with self-healing properties

A discovery by a Mercer University (den.mercer.edu) research team could have great potential for the aerospace industry in the future.

LETI researchers have developed a digital twin of an energy-efficient system for applying anti-corrosion coatings

The digital twin proposed by LETI researchers will form the basis for creating energy-efficient equipment for applying protective coatings to metal structures of any size using strong electromagnetic fields.

Introducing Vining Ivy: GLIDDEN Paint by PPG's 'bluish, greenish' 2023 Color of the Year

PPG (ppg.com) has announced that GLIDDEN™ paint by PPG asked consumers to call it like 'they' see it with the announcement of the 2023 Color of the Year: Vining Ivy.

BASF expands Automotive Coatings Application Center in Mangalore

BASF (basf-coatings.com) has expanded its Automotive Coatings Application Center in Mangalore, India.

Extend lifespan of wind turbine blades with new leading edge repair and protection solution

Easy-to-apply, fast-curing and hard-wearing, Belzona now offers a complete leading-edge repair and protection solution specially designed to fortify wind turbine blades with outstanding protection against leading edge erosion for the long term

Practical consideration over loss factor in coating application project

Coating loss factor consideration is very important while considering any protective coating project as it directly impacts on the profitability of the coating business.

New water-based graphene paint is the first of its kind developed for architectural use

Gerdau Graphene is a nanotech company focused on the production, development, and commercialization of graphene-enhanced products including polymers, paints and coatings, rubber, and more

Metal Samples: "Seeing a continuous upsurge in the demand for corrosion monitoring products in India and the Middle East"

Metal Samples already had a large number of customers in this area and wanted to have a local office in India to better facilitate communication with these companies and assist in expediting delivery of products to them

Flame-retardant sound deadening solution absorbs structure-borne noise in trains

Solvent-free artificial resin dispersion achieves high acoustic effectiveness

Protective coatings makers look to the offshore wind farm market for growth opportunities

The offshore segment is projected to expand at a significant pace owing to the increase in usage of wind power coatings in upcoming offshore wind power projects