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Names in the News: October 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 October 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: September 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: September 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 […]
Colorant Effects on Solar Reflectivity and Rheology of Exterior Architectural Coatings
By Ray Fernando, Olivia Everitt, and Caleb Hall California Polytechnic State University The main objective of this study is to generate formulating knowledge that can be applied for selecting appropriate […]
Methods to Determine Open Time of Architectural Coatings
By Jennifer Mills, John Rabasco, Sunny Wang, Wesley Rauenzahn, and Scott Purtell The Dow Chemical Company Introduction In this article, we introduce a new applied method, brush workability, for determining […]
Salt Spray Testing: Dinosaur or Foundational Benchmark?
By Cynthia A. Gosselin, Ph.D., The ChemQuest Group First published in 1939, one of the oldest specifications in the Committee D01 arsenal is ASTM B117 Standard Practice for Operating Salt […]
The State of the U.S. Paint and Coatings Industry: Geopolitics, Supply Chains, and Strategy
By George R. Pilcher, The ChemQuest Group, Inc. We all lived through the Great Supply Chain Crisis of 2022, and most of us lived to tell about it. While we would […]
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 […]
PPG Partners with Xiaomi EV on Automotive Paint Colors
PPG is collaborating with Xiaomi EV on the “100 Colors Project,” an initiative aimed at redefining automotive personalization. As part of Xiaomi’s Customization Service, the project will introduce 100 exclusive […]
Evonik Strengthens Presence in Japan
Evonik has opened its first fumed alumina production facility “Alu5” in Yokkaichi, Japan. This marks a step forward in the company’s strategy to serve the Asian market with advanced aluminum […]
Nouryon Invests in China to Support Demand for Polymers
Nouryon has completed capacity expansion for metal alkyls production at its site in Jiaxing, which will ultimately double its ability to produce triethylaluminum, a co-catalyst used in the manufacture of […]
Beckers Group Opens New R&D Center in Shanghai
Beckers Group opened an R&D Center in Shanghai’s Songjiang district, marking a significant investment in technical capabilities to serve the Chinese coatings market. The 20-person facility houses research teams for […]
BASF and Carlyle Reach Agreement on Coatings Business
BASF has entered into a binding agreement to divest its automotive OEM coatings, refinish coatings, and surface treatment businesses – collectively known as BASF Coatings – to funds managed by […]
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