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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The Pencil Hardness Conundrum
By Cynthia A. Gosselin, Ph.D., The ChemQuest Group One of the more discussed paint adhesion and hardness tests involves “scratching” paint off a substrate. Not only does this type of […]
Xperience: When the Oxide is the Color Coat
By Cynthia A. Gosselin, Ph.D., The ChemQuest Group In the simplest terms, sustainability could be defined as less waste and more efficiency. This could mean fewer processing steps, the use […]
Water Resistance Properties of Acrylic Polymer Films Using Polymerizable Surfactants
By Celine Burel, Wendy Lu, Madi Ngene, Remi Giordanengo, Romane Tranchard, Yuyi Liao, and Lichang Zhou, Syensqo The water resistance of waterborne all-acrylic and styrene acrylic dispersions is investigated at […]
1K permanent Anti-graffiti Coatings for Architectural Surfaces
Free from fluorine-and tin-based compounds, this coating allows graffiti tag removal using high-pressure water without relying on harsh solvents. By Forough Zarean, Amanda Schmotzer, and Timothy McCormack Wacker Chemical Corporation, […]
AkzoNobel Partners with IPG Photonics
AkzoNobel announced that it has partnered with IPG Photonics on applying laser technology for curing powder coatings. The process involves calibrating AkzoNobel’s Interpon powder coating formulations with laser curing solutions […]
Strategic Value Partners and Blantyre Capital Acquire OQ Chemicals
Strategic Value Partners, LLC and its affiliates (together, “SVP”) and Blantyre Capital Limited (“Blantyre”) announced that SVP-managed funds and Blantyre-managed funds have acquired OQ Chemicals (OXEA), a global producer and […]
Impact Coatings Initiates Collaboration with Smoltek Hydrogen
Impact Coatings and Smoltek Hydrogen have entered a collaboration to explore the potential integration of Smoltek Hydrogen’s carbon nanofiber (CNF) technology into the Impact Coatings INLINECOATER™ series of PVD systems. […]
BASF Completes Divestment of Shares in Two Joint Ventures
BASF has divested its shares in the joint venture companies, BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. and Markor Meiou Chemical (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. in Korla, China, to Verde Chemical […]
Nouryon Recognized for Sustainability Performance
Nouryon has been recognized with a 2025 Gold rating by EcoVadis for its sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and achievements. This is the fourth consecutive year that Nouryon […]
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