Current Headlines

31. Advanced Solution For Automated Coating 12/28/2025

    When ConBotics unveils its new Painter Robots 2.0 at DOMOTEX 2026, the industry can look forward to a technological leap forward, according to the supplier.

32. AkzoNobel Spreading Its Wings With US Aerospace Coatings Investment 12/18/2025

    AkzoNobel is investing €50M to upgrade its Waukegan, Illinois, facility in the US – the company’s biggest aerospace coatings production site.

33. Researchers Develop New Strategy To Improve Spray-Coated Perovskite Device Performance 12/17/2025

    Metal halide perovskites are promising for next-generation high-efficiency photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices due to excellent optoelectronic properties and solution processability.

34. Covestro Accelerates Automotive Coatings Innovation With Direct Coating – The In-Mold Coating Technology 12/17/2025

    Covestro is strengthening its global support for Direct Coating – The In-Mold Coating technology, a single, integrated two-shot in-mold process that combines injection molding with a polyurethane (PU) coating.

35. Toward The Development Of Environmentally Friendly Coatings 12/17/2025

    A research team led by Researcher Shinya Kawakami of Nippon Paint Co., Ltd., in collaboration with Assistant Professor Ryuhei Sato and Professor Yasushi Shibuta of the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering, has systematically uncovered how polymers, the key constituents of water-based paints, aggregate within mixed water–organic solvent environments and how their structures evolve as solvents evaporate.

36. AkzoNobel Extends Chinese Marine Coatings Partnership To Accelerate Transition To Sustainable Shipping 12/16/2025

    A strategic agreement has been signed between AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business and Winning Shipping in China which will help accelerate the maritime industry’s transition to lower carbon operations.

37. Titomic Breakthrough In Lithium-ion Electrode Manufacturing 12/9/2025

    Titomic Limited, a global leader in cold spray additive manufacturing utilizing their Titomic Kinetic Fusion technology, is pleased to announce a major advancement in the application of its Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) for lithium-ion battery (LIB) electrode manufacturing.

38. LR And Nippon Paint Marine Sign Technical Collaboration To Assess Hull Coating Performance 12/3/2025

    The collaboration aims to assess the in-service speed-loss performance of Nippon Paint Marine’s FASTAR and AQUATERRAS coatings, following the ISO 19030 performance-measurement standard.

39. Bellavia Sets Safety Standard: World's First Dual-Protection Anti-Stick & Insulation Coating 12/2/2025

    Following successful global campaigns highlighting urban cleanliness and civic awareness, Sindo DNT Co., Ltd. is raising the bar for infrastructure management once again.

40. Striking Gold: Henkel Introduces New Color Variant Of Thin Organic Coating For Metal Surfaces 12/2/2025

    Henkel is expanding its portfolio in the field of thin organic Coating (TOC) with a new color variant. This innovation combines the proven properties of the technology with aesthetic benefits and is aimed at applications where both functionality and design are important – in the case of the pilot project, through a golden finish.