With effect from 1 January 2019, the Benseler Group has acquired LISI Automotive Beteo GmbH & Co. KG, Gummersbach, Germany.

Michelman has extended its distribution agreement with Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor, to Central Europe, Poland, and Turkey.

The coatings industry could suffer severe disruption, a loss of millions of pounds and a drain on investment with less than three months to go before Brexit, warns the British Coatings Federation (BCF).

The global powder coatings market is set to grow at a CAGR of 6.75 % by 2023, reaching a size of EUR 12.7 billion. Rising applications in numerous sectors including automotive, general industrial, and architectural will augment the market growth over the forecast period.

With the "BASF Colour Report for Automotive OEM Coatings”, BASF’s Coatings division provides a global analysis of the colour distribution in the 2018 automotive market.

In a new study, scientists synthesised isosorbide di(meth)acrylate (ISD(M)A) as a photocurable reactive diluent.

In a new study, the effect of moisture migration and water vapor pressure build-up within high-strength concrete (HSC) on its spalling property is empirically investigated at various heating rates and compressive strengths with different water-binder ratios (W/B).

The January issue of European Coatings Journal is out and features a full package pigments and fillers: a market report, a product overview and expert interviews. The magazine is also available in European Coatings 360°.

"In relation to already developed functional coatings, efforts are foreseen to overcome the challenges that will improve the market readiness”, says Dr. Eva García-Lecina. We spoke to the Director of Cidetec Surface Engineering about current trends and developments.

A new paper, which is a contribution to the UNEP series on Eco-Efficient Cements, examines the role of material-based solutions to reducing CO2 emissions from cement production considering factors that could influence implementation.