News
News People & Careers
Cabot Corporation: Erica McLaughlin to succeed Sean Keohane
Cabot Corporation has announced a planned leadership transition: President and CEO Sean Keohane will retire at the end of September 2026 after nearly 25 years with the company. Erica McLaughlin, currently...
News Production & Lab
EC Podcast: Overcoming the digital divide in coatings innovation with Albert Invent
What drives a seasoned R&D leader to leave a major multinational and reshape digital formulation? In the latest episode of the European Coatings Podcast, editor Yeray Lopez is joined by Nick Talken,...
News News
AIMPLAS advances microalgae-based coatings in EU MULTIPLY project
The EU-funded MULTIPLY project unites 17 partners to develop ten microalgae-based solutions for food, feed, cosmetics, lubricants and packaging. AIMPLAS is contributing recyclable barrier coatings for...
News Markets & Companies
Nippon Paint Holdings to reacquire European automotive coatings business
Nippon Paint Holdings has announced the reacquisition of its European automotive coatings business from the Wuthelam Group. The transaction, valued at approximately EUR 47 million, follows a restructuring...
News Markets & Companies
Siegwerk invests in Des Moines and Morganton
Siegwerk is strengthening its presence in the USA and Canada through strategic investments in production capacity, efficiency improvements and sustainable operating structures. The Des Moines and Morganton...
News Markets & Companies
Byk opens expanded laboratory in Guangzhou to strengthen technical support in southern China
Additives specialist Byk has inaugurated new laboratory facilities at the South China New Material Industrial Park in Guangzhou, nearly doubling its laboratory space. The expansion strengthens the company's...
News Coatings Technologies
Nanoflower microcapsules power anti-/deicing coatings
A newly developed photothermal superhydrophobic coating combines nanoflower-like double-shell phase-change microcapsules with a low-surface-energy fluorosilane matrix. Under simulated icing conditions,...
News Coatings Technologies
How cool is a cool coating? Digital twins predict thermal performance in buildings
How multiphysics simulation can help formulators assess IR-reflective coatings under realistic conditions and establish the basis for long-term performance prediction. By Yeray López Arauco, based on...
News Markets & Companies
Europe’s Top 25 coatings manufacturers by country
Europe’s coatings industry continues to be shaped by a small number of countries. The recently published 2026 Top 25 ranking of Europe’s largest coatings manufacturers shows that Germany, the Netherlands,...
News Coatings Technologies
Copper nanoclusters boost flame and microbial resistance of WPU
Researchers have engineered a water-borne polyurethane composite by incorporating casein-templated copper nanoclusters as a green multifunctional nanofiller. The system integrates enhanced flame retardancy,...
News Markets & Companies
Univar Solutions acquires H.M. Royal to expand specialty distribution
Univar Solutions has acquired H.M. Royal, a 101-year-old specialty distributor of rubber, plastics, and adhesive additives in the United States.
News Coatings Technologies
Machine learning transforms design of surface coatings
A new review examines how machine learning is transforming the design and optimisation of surface coatings. By capturing complex relationships between formulation, processing parameters and performance,...
News Coatings Technologies
UV LED technology drives green transition in wood coatings
A new review examines the growing role of UV LED light-curing technology in the wood coatings industry. The authors highlight advances in resin systems, light sources and photoinitiators that address key...
News Markets & Companies
Axalta and Akzo Nobel shareholders approve merger of equals in landmark coatings industry vote
Shareholders of both Axalta Coating Systems and Akzo Nobel have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a proposed all-stock merger of equals, marking a significant milestone in the creation of a combined global...