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Automotive
Heavy-Duty Transportation Segment Driving Towards More Durable and Sustainable Coating Solutions
While the passenger vehicle market has experienced weakening of demand in recent months, the market for heavy-duty vehicles remains healthy. Consequently, demand for coatings used on these vehicles and their…
A Personal History of Automotive Coatings Systems
I have been involved with automotive coatings for more than 40 years. When I started,…
Novel Metal-free Catalysts for Epoxy Carboxy Coatings
By Ravi Ravichandran, Michael Emmet, Matthew Gadman, John Florio, and Steven Woltornist, King Industries, Inc.…
New Urethane Diol Resin Modifiers for Improved Performance of Aminoplast Crosslinked Coatings
By Matthew Gadman, John Florio, Ravi Ravichandran, and Steven Woltornist, King Industries, Inc. New water-soluble…
Advances in Robotics Improving Car Painting
Automation in manufacturing can provide many benefits, from reduced risk of human error to greater…
Wood Coatings
Recent Trends in Wood Furniture Coatings
The overall growth of the market for wood furniture coatings can be attributed to the rising global population and recovery of the housing market, which are both leading to increasing…
Durability Improvement Underlies Much Coating Innovation
By Cynthia Challener, CoatingsTech Contributing Writer The main objective of most coatings is to both…
Sustainable, Low-Emissions, High-Performance Polyols for Wood Floor Coatings
By Gary E. Spilman, Scott Moore, and Simone J. Marshall, Resinate Materials Group, Inc. The…
Book Review—Wood Coatings: Chemistry and Practice
Wood Coatings: Chemistry and Practice is a comprehensive book on all aspects of wood coatings.…
Novel Oil Modified Urethane for Wood Flooring Applications
By Yuting Li, Shi Yang, and Scott Cooley, Polynt Composites USA, Inc. Vegetable oil modified…
Latest News
ALTANA Division ACTEGA Inaugurates Integrated Site in Brazil
ACTEGA do Brazil has inaugurated a new integrated site in the city of Araçariguama in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, in which around €2 million have been invested. In a first step, the company stated that it is merging the administration, production, and R&D activities from two old Brazilian sites in Guarulhos and Barueri into the new site in Araçariguama.
view moreLANXESS Completes Acquisition of Brazilian Biocide Manufacturer IPEL
LANXESS has completed the acquisition of Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda. (IPEL). With the acquisition, LANXESS says it is strengthening its position as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of antimicrobial active ingredients and formulations. In addition to around 100 employees and the production facility, LANXESS has taken over the Brazilian company’s laboratory facilities.
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