Hempel has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory in Zhangjigang, China.

In the first six months of 2020 the global market lost about -9 % in value, while the TOP 11 global producers lost over -10 % in sales revenues compared to 2019. Companies serving the decorative paint market fared better than suppliers focused on industrial coatings.

Nordmann and Hubergroup Chemicals enter into a strategic distribution partnership for UV oligomers, special binders, pigment preparations and additives.

Songwon has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with First Quality Chemicals, a leading specialty chemicals distributor in Mexico, for the coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE) markets.

Chemours has appointed Safic-Alcan to distribute their fluorosurfactant products products in EMEA. The agreement is effective immediately.

A new study reports on a corrosion-inhibiting, self-healing, mechanical-resistant, chemically and UV stable coating for tanker trucks.

In a new study, a durable super-hydrophobic cotton fabric was prepared by impregnation-plasma process, which is simple and environmentally friendly.

The automotive industry is changing. BASF’s coatings division’s Sean McKeon, vice president of global key account management, and David Cranfill, technical director for OEMs, share their views on how the latest trends will affect automotive coatings systems.

A new article deals with the conductivity increment of polyaniline (PANI) through the synthesis of redox polymer and intrinsically conductive polymers (ICP) with thiacalix[4]arene (TCA) segment combination.

Preparations are already in full swing. Interested experts can submit papers for the European Coatings Show 2021 until 30 September. The conference will take place on 22-23 March 2021.