Paint & Coating News

A new study focuses on a coating with self-repairing polyurea-formaldehyde microcapsules for anticorrosion protection of aluminum alloy AA2024.

• Coating
• research

According to the B2B market research and consulting institute Chem Research, production in the paint and coatings industry suffered a severe slump in April.

• Coating
• EU
• market trends

Recently, provinces and cities continue to promote the replacement of low-VOCs coatings, study the use of unorganized exhaust gas collection and treatment devices, transform the organic exhaust gas purification system of the sectional coating plants

• coating
• upgrade
• industry

A broad overview of the fundamentals, the problems in manufacturing and a detailed overview of the fabrication techniques of superhydrophobic coatings has recently been published.

• coating
• research

cientists report on a biodegradable polymer coating for a controlled release of hydrophobic functional molecules from cotton fabrics.

• Painting&Coating
• research

Axalta launched its new polyurethane wood coating products, designed to protect and enhance the aesthetics of wood surfaces.

• Axalta
• polyurethane
• Wood Coatings
• product

It has become history to continuously adjust the color of industrial coating formulations! Clariant launched a new series of pigment dispersants designed for accurate color matching, thereby reducing the time and cost of batch-to-batch formulation adjustm

• Clariant
• pigment dispersants
• product

Over the past 30 years, powder coatings have brought revolutionary changes to the coating industry due to their excellent performance, good durability and environmental protection.

• Powder Coating
• industries
• applications

Chemists report on a simple and flexible approach to produce multifunctional superamphiphobic PET textiles.

• Painting&Coating
• research

Scientists describe fabricating antimicrobial cationic acrylate-based composite and investigating it as antimicrobial coatings of interior walls in buildings.

• Coating
• research

MEXICO CITY — Liquid and powder coatings manufacturer Axalta has launched a new collection of industrial powder coatings in Mexico.

• Axalta
• Painting&Coating

From January 1 to March 31, 2020, the operating income of Asian Paints fell 7.1% from the previous quarter to Rs 46.4 billion (US$ 613 million/4.3 billion), profit before interest and tax (PBDIT) It fell by 3% to 8.6 billion rupees

• Painting&Coating
• India
• COVID-19

The outbreak of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic has hit the labor-intensive real economy such as catering, movies, tourism, hotels, transportation, and manufacturing, and the paint industry is no exception.

• antibacterial coatings
• market trends
• Growth Rate

After the European governments partially lifted a series of measures to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), the European paint industry has been slowly recovering.

• Europe
• coating industry
• recovery
• COVID-19

The global industrial coatings market is very fragmented, including onshore oil and gas, commercial construction, and industrial maintenance.

• industrial coating
• market
• Outlook
• changes

In a recent work, researchers have evaluated different substances to investigate their ability to create an antistatic effect, specifically in a UV clearcoat.

• Painting&Coating
• research
• Technology

Scientists have studied the growth of porous chitin-nanofibrous structure under existing ionic effects for antireflective and antifogging coatings.

• Painting&Coating
• Technology

In a new study, hydrophobic surfaces on cotton fabrics were obtained using a sol–gel technique to produce coatings applied using a spray of precursor solution followed by drying and heat treatments.

• Coating
• research
• Technology

In April, the sales of Xiangjiang Paint were 77.03 million yuan, an increase of 30.11% year-on-year

• Xiangjiang
• Paint
• Painting&Coating
• sales

Nippon China has successfully developed anti-viral coil coatings with a virus inactivation rate of over 99%

• Nippon
• Painting&Coating