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  • When Corrosion’s A Threat, Coatings Protect

    When Corrosion’s A Threat, Coatings Protect

    Work trucks are subjected to harsh conditions: highway debris, chemicals and salts on icy roadways, water, dirt and dust, not to mention the dings and dents of everyday encounters. The resulting chips, scratches and accumulated dirt and water damage…
    PPG Industries, Inc. 02.19.20
  • Reactive Resins For the Coatings Industry

    Reactive Resins For the Coatings Industry

    Eugene Ward discusses modified reactive resins for the coatings industry at Eastern Coatings Show. Learn more about Siltech’s wetting agents for coatings formulations on our site. To learn more visit: www.siltech.com…
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  • Wood Coatings Market

    Wood Coatings Market

    Housing market, DIY projects fueling growth
    Anthony Locicero, Associate Editor 02.19.20
  • Next Generation Matting Agents for Highly Durable Waterborne Coatings

    Next Generation Matting Agents for Highly Durable Waterborne Coatings

    Introduction Modern waterborne industrial coatings require the highest standards in performance and quality. A majority of the finishes are currently semi-gloss, but there is a trend towards deep-matte and natural-looking coatings. One-pack acryli…
    Alexander Kröger, Matthias Märcz, Matthias Märcz. Feng Gu, W. R. Grace 02.19.20
  • Swift Coat Spray Paints Nanomolecules on Solar Panels

    Swift Coat Spray Paints Nanomolecules on Solar Panels

    An Arizona State University startup develops a vacuum deposition method of spray painting TiO2-based nanomolecules on solar panels.
    Charles W. Thurston, Correspondent 02.19.20
  • Mixing Equipment Directory

    Mixing Equipment Directory

    Here is a look at the latest offerings from select mixing equipment suppliers. For more information on the products listed, contact the company directly.
    02.19.20
  • Versatile and Flexible Reactive Silicone Polymers

    Versatile and Flexible Reactive Silicone Polymers

    Siltech's Sales Manager, Steve Wilkowski explains the versatility and flexibility of reactive silicone polymers. Siltech's Silmer product line provides a variety of solutions for your polymer system. For more information about Siltech&…
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  • Give A Dual Cure To Any Kind Of System With Silmer TMS

    Give A Dual Cure To Any Kind Of System With Silmer TMS

    Michael Gunther discussed applications for the Silmer product line at #SSCT. Read more about the Silmer product line, especially the new addition Silmer TMS here: http://bit.ly/2Ct7c1N…
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  • ColorReader Pro Brings Greater Efficiencies to Sherwin-Williams Powder Coatings Customers

    Sherwin-Williams recently purchased Datacolor ColorReader Pro for their Color Express™ Powder Program to improve their customers’ powder finishing productivity.
    Sponsored released by Datacolor 01.27.20
  • Central Asia Begins to Address Coatings Safety Issues

    Central Asia Begins to Address Coatings Safety Issues

    The situation with coating safety in Central Asian countries is alarming, with no real efforts being taken to properly address it, local environmentalists admitted during the IPEN Regional workshop on lead pollution in the countries of Eastern Europe…
    Vladislav Vorotnikov, Russia Correspondent 01.20.20
  • Raw Material Issues In Indian Paint Industry

    Raw Material Issues In Indian Paint Industry

    Even under the best of circumstances, raw materials represent a near-constant headache for paint and coating producers. With Middle East Asia simmering with tensions and a global trade war growing more intense, volatile raw material prices have posed…
    Yogender Singh, India, Asia-Pacific Correspondent 01.20.20
  • Lanxess Continues Latin America Investment Drive

    Lanxess Continues Latin America Investment Drive

    Lanxess announced a new investment in Brazil that will increase its manufacturing presence in that country, as well as the region, permitting local sourcing for a growing demand for biocidal additives in the paint and coatings market. The acq…
    Charles W. Thurston, Latin America Correspondent 01.20.20
  • Europe’s OEM Automotive Coatings Market Expands

    Europe’s OEM Automotive Coatings Market Expands

    Europe’s OEM automotive sector has been experiencing a spate of investments in new and expanded automated paint shops. Due to the car sector’s leadership in the development of product and process technologies, the advances in paint app…
    Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 01.20.20
  • M&A - Engaging Outside Services During the M&A Process (Part 2 of 2)

    M&A - Engaging Outside Services During the M&A Process (Part 2 of 2)

    “Buyer beware” is a catch phrase that has meaning for most of the activities that accompany everyday life. In the M&A process, this can work the other way as well – “Seller beware.”  In the CASE markets, as with…
    Gary Shawhan , The CHEMARK Group 01.20.20
  • Development of Superior Blocked High-Performance Prepolymers Utilizing Low Monomer Technology

    Development of Superior Blocked High-Performance Prepolymers Utilizing Low Monomer Technology

    George Brereton, Zhenya Zhu, Polina Ware, and Gerald King, Lanxess Corporation, Naugatuck, CT, USA, and Lanxess Corporation, Latina Italy 01.20.20