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Worldwide coatings manufacturer Hempel announces the appointment of Nigel Shewring as its new Group Director of Research & Development (R&D). Nigel joins the company to ensure all Hempel's future innovations deliver clear competitive advantages and to further develop...

The Paint Research Association annual conference will be focusing on Sustainability: Challenges & future opportunities for the coatings industry. The conference, on 10th September 2019 at the PRA headquarters in Melton Mowbray, will take up topics including:...

New developments in graphene additives are addressing regulatory pressures for safer and more environmentally sustainable paints and coatings. Applied Graphene Materials, the producer of specialty graphene materials, say they have achieved significant technological...

Professional painters can now be more confident about precisely matching their clients’ color choices in seconds, thanks to a new digital Color Sensor developed by AkzoNobel. The small portable device can accurately scan color on any object. It then links to a Color...

Not only are greasy fingerprints on shiny stainless steel surfaces unattractive, they also attack the surface in question. A new nanocoating being developed by Fraunhofer researchers will in the future prevent the annoying smudges that result from fingers touching...

A chromate-free exterior primer developed by AkzoNobel’s Aerospace Coatings business has been newly qualified by aircraft manufacturer Boeing – underlining the company’s ongoing drive to make the aerospace industry more sustainable. Aerodur 2111 is used in combination...

A leading galvanizing business has more than doubled its footprint following a £1 million expansion project. Manchester Galvanizing Ltd has extended its site by around 5,500 square metres in a move to improve service, reduce lead times and create capacity for growth....

Replacing wooden decking on cruise ships and super yachts with resin-based coatings is leading to added sustainability as well as delivering innovative designs and practical flooring, say market leaders Bolidt. At a press preview of the opening of their new Rotterdam...

New York’s historic Hudson Yards development – which is changing the city’s iconic skyline – has reached its latest milestone with a major contribution from AkzoNobel coatings. The largest private real estate development in US history, the ongoing project recently saw...

Liquid and powder coatings supplier Axalta have announced expansion at their Landshut, Germany, site. The new facility adds a second production facility in the region for bonded metallic powder coatings alongside Axalta’s Montbrison plant in France, and will help meet...

Applied Graphene Materials, the producer of specialty graphene materials, is pleased to announce that Alltimes Coatings Ltd (Stroud, UK) a leading specialist in the supply and application of protective coatings for buildings, is launching its ground-breaking Advantage...

Subsea Industries has received an order for its specialist hull and rudder coatings for application on two Robert Allan Ltd. designed icebreaking tugs under construction at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards. Located in Tuzla and Altinova, Sanmar Shipyards has been producing...

Axalta, global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has unveiled a spectrum of automotive colours designed for the future of automobiles in its 2019 Automotive Color Trend Report: Color Combo. The report showcases unique colour combinations, such as Comeback Duo...

AkzoNobel has announced plans to add three new production lines at its Changzhou powder coatings plant in China – the company’s largest facility of its kind in the world. The €3 million investment will support additional supplies of acrylic powder coatings, metallic...

A new antifouling coating containing the barnacle-repellent active agent Selektope® has been introduced to the market by Chugoku Marine Paints (CMP). SEA PREMIER 3000 PLUS is the eighth product developed by CMP that contains Selektope®, demonstrating the Japanese...