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New Products: August 2025
Editor’s note: This column is a roundup of recent product releases from the coatings and allied industries. To submit a product release for consideration, email publications@paint.org. Please note that all submissions […]
Names in the News: August 2025
Editor’s note: The following industry professionals have recently received promotions or appointments. To submit your company’s personnel news for possible publication in CoatingsTech, email publications@paint.org with “Names in the News” in the […]
New Products: July 2025
Editor’s note: This column is a roundup of recent product releases from the coatings and allied industries. To submit a product release for consideration, email publications@paint.org. Please note that all submissions […]
Names in the News: July 2025
Editor’s note: The following industry professionals have recently received promotions or appointments. To submit your company’s personnel news for possible publication in CoatingsTech, email publications@paint.org with “Names in the News” in the […]
Advances in One-component PVDF-acrylic Hybrid Dispersion and Its Applications
By Wei Wang, Diane Vaessen, Brian Peterson, and Abby Miller, Arkema, Inc. For many years, aqueous hybrid dispersions of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and acrylic resins have been formulated into waterborne topcoats because of their […]
Development of Hygienic Paint for Enabling the EPA Residual Efficacy Requirement
By Chun Liu, Kathryn Neely, Leon Estell, Nicole Wise, Lehong Jin, Kevin Janak, Arxada Over the past couple years, hygienic paints and coatings have gained significant attention due to their […]
Global Trends, Part 2: EUROPE & ASIA
By Philip Marsh and Wayne Daniell, Ph.D., The ChemQuest Group, Inc. Megatrends are wide-reaching, critical forces that shape our society and long-term economic and technological landscape, from which the paint and coatings industry […]
2025 CoatingsTech Conference Review
Coatings and Technologies For a Resilient Future: Technical Highlights from the 2025 CoatingsTech Conference By Charles Hegedus, Ph.D. The American Coatings Association’s 2025 CoatingsTech Conference took place April 28-30 at the […]
A Simple, Highly Effective ASTM Curing Test
By Cynthia A. Gosselin, Ph.D., The ChemQuest Group Assuming that paint chemistry, film thickness, and application techniques are matched to the intended service environment, the degree of cure is the […]
Reinvestigating the Link Between Lab Test Results and Real-World Exposure: A Study on Grain Cracking Performance of Architectural Paints
Xin Li, Keith Task, Shawn Overcash, Jack Johnson, and Nicholas Foley BASF Corp. USA Correlating paint film integrity in the lab with wood grain crack resistance in real-world exposure is a challenging task. In 2020, […]
Detecting the Mass of Pigment Particles: Towards a Universal Size Standard
By Jörg Wieder, Franz Friebel, femtoG AG, and Kingsley Reavell, Cambustion Ltd. We present a novel approach that introduces mass as a fundamental metric for characterizing the size and structure of pigments and […]
Global Trends, Part 1: NORTH AMERICA
By Crystal Morrison, Ph.D., and Eric Casebolt, The ChemQuest Group, Inc. Understanding the trajectory of the coatings industry is essential for business leaders and strategic marketers, but it’s equally important to assess […]
GNMI Finalizes Acquisition
Global New Material International Holdings Limited (GNMI) has completed its €665 million acquisition of Merck’s Surface Solutions business (“Surface Solutions”), which will continue under the “Susonity” brand. The acquisition further […]
Hempel A/S Opens New Office in India
Hempel A/S has inaugurated its new office in Pune, India. According to the company, the office will accommodate colleagues primarily within Digital and Finance. Its proximity to Mumbai, where the […]
Engineered Resin Solutions Expands
Engineered Resin Solutions (ERS), a division of Schmidt Industrial Services and a provider of advanced epoxy coatings and surface protection solutions, announced its expansion into Florida and the broader Southeast. […]
Teknos Group Oy and UP Catalyst Collaborate on Carbon Materials
Teknos Group Oy and UP Catalyst, an Estonian deep-tech company that converts CO₂ emissions into carbon materials, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance sustainable carbon materials for […]
NCP Coatings Acquires Glyptal
NCP Coatings LLC, (NCP), a manufacturer of industrial and military coatings backed by Century Park Capital Partners, has acquired Glyptal Inc., (Glyptal), a specialty provider of insulating coatings used in […]
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