UV/EB curing offers key advantages for coil coatings, and coatings leaders are developing new technologies for their customers. David Savastano, Contributing Editor05.05.25 Coil coatings have pretty much been applied the same way for a very long time, but leading manufacturers are finding that energy-curable technologies offer key benefits. Paint and coating industry leaders are applying … Continue reading
OQ Chemicals will reinstate its name to OXEA. Strategic Value Partners, LLC and its affiliates, a global alternative investment firm with approximately $22 billion of assets under management, and Blantyre Capital Limited, a London-based investment manager with more than €2.7 billion of long-term capital commitments, announced that SVP-managed funds and Blantyre-managed funds have acquired OQ Chemicals, … Continue reading
The Eastern Coatings Show will be held at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City, NJ, May 13-15, 2025. Businesswomen in Coatings (BIC), an informative networking event, will be held during the Eastern Coatings Show (ESC) on May 14, 2025, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. The networking event allows women of all positions to mingle with other women in the … Continue reading
AkzoNobel’s Alumigrip 4250 basecoat and Alumigrip 4450 clearcoat system and a bespoke blue ‘tint’ used to create special effect. The color expertise and technical skills of AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings are behind a new aircraft livery for the Brazilian-based Azul Conecta with a tailplane that changes color in the blink of an eye. Known as ‘The Blue Chameleon’, … Continue reading
The paint and coatings industry in the UAE is witnessing a notable shift in consumer preferences, with a growing inclination towards eco-friendly paints. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the most exciting, dynamic, and challenging market for domestic and global coating producers and suppliers. Known for some of the most iconic architectural marvels, … Continue reading
The European Coatings Show 2025 (ECS 2025) will be held in Germany from March 25th to 27th. As a leader in the field of chemical foreign trade, Sidley sincerely invites industry colleagues, partners and friends from all walks of life to visit the exhibition, explore new trends in the coatings industry together, and work together … Continue reading
NIO is a pioneer in the global smart electric vehicle market. BASF Coatings, a leading global supplier of innovative coatings, and NIO, a pioneer in the global smart electric vehicle market, have announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) aimed at establishing a strategic partnership to enhance cooperation in the automotive coatings sector. This … Continue reading
The European Coatings Show and the European Coatings Conference return to Nuremberg, Germany, from March 24-27. The leading exhibition for the international coating and paint industry, the European Coatings Show (ECS) plus Adhesives, Sealants, Construction Chemicals is held every two years at Messe Nuremberg in Nuremberg, Germany. In 2023, when the ECS returned after the COVID-19 pandemic, … Continue reading
The former Helios company operations are currently the third-largest arm of the Kansai Paint group, and has annual revenues of €737 million. Kansai Paint recently presented its eighteenth medium-term plan that outlines its strategy up until 2030. The most striking thing about it is that the company is putting Europe first and foremost for the remainder … Continue reading
The ruling SWAPO Party retained power, offering promises on new infrastructure development and the refurbishing and upgrading of existing ones. On Dec. 3, 2024, Namibia concluded its presidential and parliamentary elections, which saw the ruling SWAPO Party retain power for the seventh time since independence in 1990, an uninterrupted winning streak that came with a … Continue reading