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Names in News November 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 November 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 […]
CHINACOAT2025 Welcomes Coatings Community to Shanghai
CHINACOAT2025, the leading coatings industry exhibition for China and the broader Asia region, will take place November 25–27 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), P.R. China. Since its […]
One Industry, Numerous Paths: Voices in Coatings
Following the enthusiastic response to our 2024 “Voices” issue, CoatingsTech is delighted to showcase more profiles of industry members and highlight the myriad ways a career in coatings can offer […]
One Industry, Numerous Paths: Voices in Coatings
Following the enthusiastic response to our 2024 “Voices” issue, CoatingsTech is delighted to showcase more profiles of industry members and highlight the myriad ways a career in coatings can offer […]
The Next Generation of Voices: Student Focus
We want to highlight student voices in coatings—the next generation of industry professionals. Their perspectives remind us that the path into this industry is as varied and dynamic as the […]
Coatings for Drop-on-Demand Application Technology as a Sustainable Solution for Vehicle Customization
By Shih-Wa Wang, Cameron Stevens, Siddharth Chanpuriya, Jonathan Antal, Austin Boyd, and Michael Wolfe, Axalta Coating Systems Automotive manufacturers are increasingly interested in drop-ondemand (DOD) inkjet technology for its potential […]
UV-Durable Hydrophobic Coatings for Enhanced Sensor Performance in ADAS and Autonomous Vehicle Systems
By Yuejun Zhao and Songwei Lu, PPG Industries, Inc., and Calvin Stargaard and Muluneh Sime, Nevada Automotive Test Center The increasing adoption of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous […]
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 […]
AkzoNobel and Axalta Enter Merger of Equals
Akzo Nobel N.V. (“AkzoNobel”) and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (“Axalta”) announced they’ve entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a global coatings company […]
BASF Coatings Launches Automotive OEM Coatings Plant in Germany
BASF Coatings has commissioned a production plant for automotive OEM coatings at its Muenster site in Germany. The new facility is designed to produce high-runner products, namely colors it sayscurrently […]
LYB and Nippon Paint China Collaborate
LyondellBasell (LYB) and Nippon Paint China have launched their collaboration to help close the loop for coating packaging barrels. The closed-loop recycling system establishes a process in which used barrels […]
Polymer Adhesives Holdings, LLC Acquires Fielco Adhesives
Polymer Adhesives Holdings, LLC (“Polymer Adhesives”), a portfolio company of DalFort Capital Partners, has acquired Fielco Adhesives (“Fielco”), a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of industrial epoxy adhesive solutions. Fielco’s products serve an […]
Nouryon Opens Innovation Center in Shanghai
Nouryon opened its newest innovation center in Shanghai. Nouryon says the innovation center more than doubles the space of the company’s previous facility in Shanghai and significantly enhances its technical […]
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