25 microns keep McLaren on the road

McLaren Racing’s 2020 Formula 1 car has been unveiled, featuring heat-shielding provided by the AkzoNobel’s Protective Coatings business. Intertherm 50 – from the International product range – has been applied to critical components surrounding the engine and...

Waterborne gold rush

SCHLENK Metallic Pigments, producer of effect pigments, has released a new effect pigment for automotive and waterborne coatings. “Zenexo® GoldenShine WB 21 YY is based on UTP®-Technology which can be considered a breakthrough in effect pigment technology,...

Frozen fish coating keeps off ice

Materials scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and their colleagues in China have developed an ice-prevention coating inspired by the way Antarctic fish species keep their blood from freezing. Their study, which is published in Matter, suggests that...

Rise of the robot painters

AkzoNobel has entered into a partnership with French early stage startup Les Companions, which is focused on developing a paint robot capable of working on interior walls. The technology will help painters complete jobs faster and more efficiently, while making...

New concrete coatings to go on show

Master Builders Solutions will be presenting innovative concrete-admixture solutions at the BetonTage exhibition in Ulm, Germany, in February. This year’s focus will be on concrete admixtures for esthetically demanding architectural facades and feature products...

PPG to acquire Powder Coatings manufacturer

PPG has announced an agreement to acquire Illinois-based Alpha Coating Technologies, manufacturer of powder coatings for light industrial applications and heat sensitive substrates. The acquisition should close in the first quarter of 2020. Alpha was founded in 2000...