Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is strengthening its position as global manufacturers of active biocidal ingredients and formulations and has acquired Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda. (IPEL).

Sika has agreed to acquire Adeplast SA, a major manufacturer of mortars and thermal insulation solutions in Rumania.

Axalta Coating Systems has recently acquired a manufacturing site in Çerkezköy, Turkey, for its powder coating business. What does that mean for the company? We took a closer look and spoke with Axaltas business director.

UK Coatings Group, part of the Sheibani Group, has acquired UK coatings producer Thomas Howse based in Rowley Regis near Birmingham, UK.

Brenntag North America, part of the Brenntag Group, global distributor of chemical and ingredients, announces the grand opening of its new Coatings & Construction Technology & Innovation Center in Allentown, PA.

While the automation of processes can ensure higher efficiency, the question arises how this affects the coatings industry. A new eBook shows what is already automatable and how the coatings industry can learn from other branches to make production more efficient and future-ready.

As part of a research project, scientists developed new coating technologies for mobile machinery for ACE, e.g. agricultural machines.

Researchers demonstrated for the first time successful fabrication of microgels based on branched poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) and their incorporation into water-soluble polyacrylate (WPA).

Scientists present a new optical method to study the drying process of varnish based on immersion solid matching technique.

Near-infrared (NIR) laser sources (800–1000 nm) can potentially reduce the processing time for curing by a fast heating and incorporation of NIR absorbers into the coating.