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11MAG

HMG Donates Hand Sanitizers for Manchester and the United Kingdom

HMG is working closely with partners to supply First Thing Sanitise for front-line workers, care providers and charities in Manchester and across the UK.

08MAG

DSM Withdraws Specific Chemical from Products of its European Coating Resins Portfolio

Royal DSM is eliminating alkylphenol-ethoxylates (APEOs) from its European coating resin product lines in order to offer a more sustainable portfolio of coating resins. This decision is part of the company's sustainable strategy which aims at eliminating also CoCH from all coating resins products by 2025.

07MAG

Evonik Launches MACBETH, an EU-Funded Project to Develop a New Process for Catalytic Synthesis

Evonik, as part of a consortium of 24 partners, has launched the EU-funded project MACBETH. The aim of the project is to develop a new process for catalytics synthesis that combines several previously separate production steps, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 35% and increasing efficiency by up to 70%.

06MAG

April in review

What should have been the PaintExpo month.

06MAG

Adapta Launches Façade CR-0000 for a Rejuvenated Look of Façades

Powder coatings are widely used for the coating of aluminium and contribute to give it its appearance and to protect it from corrosion. Similarly to other building materials, like glass, plastics, ceramic or stainless steel, aluminium requires cleaning operations and a regular maintenance during its service life. To this end, Adapta launches Façade CR-0000.

05MAG

BIO-UV Group Is Testing a UV Surface Disinfection System based on its BWTS UV Technology

A prototype based on BIO-UV Group's UV technology, which is usually used to eliminate invasive species found in ships' ballast water tanks, is being tested to be used as a surface disinfection system against Covid-19.

04MAG

AkzoNobel and BYK-Gardner Launch spectro2profiler to Measure and Control Textured Powder Coating Surfaces

Thanks to a joint collaboration, AkzoNobel and BYK-Gardner launched spectro2profiler, a new instrument to check the quality of a textured powder coating surface, measuring colour and gloss, and analysing the 3D topography of the surface texture.

30APR

Axalta Announces the Conclusion of Its Review of Strategic Alternatives

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. announced the conclusion of the review of strategic alternatives, initiated by its Board of Directors on June 19, 2019 with the aim of maximising shareholder value.

29APR

Lotus Chooses Dürr to Modernize its Paint Shop

Lotus, a British sports car manufacturer, relies on the high quality and efficiency of Durr's technologies to automate its body painting facility at its British headquarters in Hethel.

28APR

Global Industrie Paris 2020 Has Been Cancelled: The Next Edition Will Be Held In Lyon In 2021

To limit the spread of COVID 19 and in accordance to the measures issued by the French Government, Global Industrie will not be held as scheduled in the first half of 2020 and are directly postponed to 2021.

27APR

ptc Held Virtually For the First Time

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pipeline Technology Conference ptc has been held online.

24APR

Researchers from Northumbria University Discover New Optical Sensing Technology

Inspired by the way plants and animals can change colour in nature, scientists from Northumbria University have developed a new optical sensing technology which can light up areas of an object or material by creating microscopic wrinkles and folds within its surface.

23APR

EcoPaintJet Has Been Awarded the German Innovation Award

Dürr Systems AG won the German Innovation Award in the "Large Enterprise" category for its EcoPaintJet robotic painting system. This revolutionary innovation for the razor-sharp painting of cars and other products has several benefits such as 100% of the paint is applied on the surface without waste, easier and faster two-tone paint application process, more energy-efficient and resource-friendly way than before.

22APR

DSM Introduces a New Primer Resin for Long-Term Adhesion without the Need for Sanding

Royal DSM announced the launch of a new, universal primer resin, NeoCryl(r) HP-1000, that enables long-term adhesion and functional performance for trim and lacquer paints and eliminates the requirement for sanding.

21APR

Out Now Issue n. 33 of ipcm Protective Coatings

Top-notch articles about great technological innovations, cutting-edge systems, and success stories of the protective coatings industry.

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