The intent of this article is to highlight the vast complexities facing the coatings industry as it continues to respond to consumer and regulatory demands for “more environmentally friendly products.”
BASF's new trend collection is entitled RAW. The 2015-2016 BASF collection features approaches for the display of social trends and translates them into distinctive colors.
The ongoing transformation of Rio de Janeiro's famous Santa Marta favela continued in August when 450 volunteers from the city took part in one of the biggest ever "Let's Colour" events to be staged by AkzoNobel's Decorative Paints business.
This article discusses consolidation in the coatings industry, challenges pigment manufacturers face, steps taken to develop new products and the future direction of the pigment market.
Cost-designed pigment preparations can replace standard lead chromates. Pigment preparations and hybrid pigments formulated with weather-fast organic pigments are not inferior to stabilized lead chromates and can even outperform standard products
A total of 65,000 square feet of Dow Corning DefendAir 200 was applied to the GlasRoc Sheathing and concrete block substrates on the Overland Park Scheels store. Construction continued to move forward during the winter months.
AkzoNobel's Decorative Paints business is helping to recreate one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World - the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing in China.