Rockwell Collins has been awarded a research contract from the Department of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program for the Tin Whiskers Inorganic Coatings Evaluation (TWICE) program.

BASF has expanded its coating center by adding a tailor-made and flexible laboratory coating and laminating facility.

Oil giant BP announced plans for a $100 million international research center that will focus on advanced materials, including smart coatings, metal alloys and composites, and protective membranes.

The U.S. Government’s Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) has selected The Sherwin-Williams Product Finishes Division to lead a $1.4 million research and development project to develop a chemical agent resistant coating (CARC) powder topcoat for use on military vehicles and support equipment.

Bayer MaterialScience plans to establish a global wind-energy competence and development center at its existing site in Otterup, Denmark.

3M’s Energy and Advanced Materials Division (EAMD) announced the rededication of its newly-expanded U.S Paints and Coatings Laboratory.

The cornerstone of the new EUR 100 million Clariant Innovation Center was officially laid during a ceremony at the Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt.

The Battelle-R&D Magazine’s annual Global R&D Funding Forecast shows global research and development (R&D) spending is expected to grow by about 5.2 percent in 2012 to more than $1.4 trillion.