From paint and coatings to ink, and materials to testing, the European Coatings Conference offers something for just about everyone. The Conference will be held over three days, beginning Sunday, April 2 with 10 pre-conference tutorials, covering:

• Basics on architectural coatings
• Polyurethane Coatings
• Formulating of adhesives and sealants
• Basics on anticorrosion coatings
• Understanding biocides and the latest regulations
• Dispersing pigments and fillers - from theory to practice
• Functional coatings
• Radiation curing
• Fundamentals of epoxy coatings
• Environmental benign coatings
   
The April 3 European Coatings Conference session begins with its Plenary session, followed by the European Coatings Show Award and the Keynote presentation.

The April 3 morning conference will feature six parallel sessions:
• Session 1: Science today - coatings tomorrow
• Session 2: Pigments
• Session 3: Powder coatings
• Session 4: Waterborne coatings
• Session 5: Surface active agents
• Session 6: Printing inks

The April 3 afternoon conference will also offer six parallel sessions:
• Session 7: Production technology
• Session 8: Functional coatings
• Session 9: Facade paints
• Session 10: 2K Industrial coatings
• Session 11: Anti-microbial coatings
• Session 12: Radiation curing

The European Coatings Conference continues April 4, with six parallel sessions in the morning:
• Session 13: Adhesives & sealants
• Session 14: Construction chemicals I
• Session 15: Polyurethanes l
• Session 16: Protective coatings l
• Session 17: Testing & measuring l
• Session 18: Architectural coatings

There are also six parallel sessions in the afternoon:
• Session 19: Novel materials
• Session 20: Construction chemicals II
• Session 21: Polyurethanes II
• Session 22: Protective coatings II
• Session 23: Testing & measuring ll
• Session 24: Bio-based coatings