Automotive and commercial vehicles

20APR

Cortec Launches the World’s First Compostable Corrosion Inhibiting Stretch Film

Adding to its commercially compostable film technologies, Cortec has recently launched EcoStretch, a corrosion-inhibiting stretch film powered by Nano VpCI.

24MAR

New Formula 1 Season, Same Paint Supplier: AkzoNobel Extends Its Partnership with McLaren Racing

AkzoNobel has extended its partnership with the McLaren Racing Formula 1 team and will once again supply the British team with a wide range of paint products.

19MAR

Dürr Builds a Scalable Paint Shop for Enovate’s New E-car Factory

To support Enovate in the manufacturing of its e-cars at the company’s new plant in Changsha, China, Dürr built a scalable paint shop, which features EcoProFleet automated guided vehicles (AGV), RoDip® E and EcoDry X.

25FEB

Cortec Launches EcoShield VpCI-380 Topcoat for Industrial Painters

Cortec has launched EcoShield VpCI-380, a DTM fast drying, water-based fluoropolymer modified acrylic one-coat system that provides corrosion protection and weatherability on metals in harsh outdoor environments.

24FEB

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Scores New Orders with its Sustainable Coating Technologies

As the company works on new projects, SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES announced new orders from Asia and America for its environmentally friendly Chrome (VI)-free coating technology.

23FEB

Akzonobel Opens a New Lab Dedicated to the Research and Development of Low-Cure Powder Coatings

At its headquarters in Como, AkzoNobel has inaugurated a new center dedicated to the R&D of innovative surface solutions, in particular for the wood coatings sector.

02FEB

French Artist Creates a Colour Palette With 144 Automobile Models

Solara is site-specific art installation by French painter Zoer, which features 144 automotive models recovered by one of largest scrapyard in France. With this project, the artist aims at creating an industrial heritage by saving automobile wreckage, while cleaning up metal-polluted soils.

27GEN

ElectroLight is Axalta's 2021 Global Automotive Color of the Year

Axalta announced its 2021 Global Automotive Color of the Year, a green-yellow hue, highly visible to LiDAR and RADAR systems.

21GEN

EcoCortec Launches the First Compostable Electrostatic Dissipating Anti-Corrosion Film in the World

EcoCortec by Cortec has launched Eco-Corr Film ESD, biodegradable, compostable static dissipative films and bags powered by "Nano" VpCI.

18GEN

BASF Releases its Colour Report 2020 for Automotive OEM Coatings

BASF has released the BASF Colour Report 2020 for Automotive OEM Coatings unveiling a wider range of chromatic colours used by the world's OEM automakers.

10DIC

PPG Unveils Future Automotive Colour Trends

During the biennial Color Show event, held in digital version, PPG presented 5 colour palettes that represent future colour trends in the automotive industry.

04DIC

Evonik Launches SPHERILEX DP-0115, A New Matting Agent for Powder Coatings

Evonik has launched SPHERILEX DP-0115, a new matting agent for powder coatings, which provides a matting effect, improving hardness and flexibility.

11NOV

An Innovative Cooling White Paint Could Reduce the Need for Air Conditioning Inside Buildings

Engineers from Purdue University created a white paint that can keep surfaces up to 18 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than their surroundings, without consuming energy.

04NOV

Scientists Develop Antimicrobial and Anti-Reflective Coating by Studying Insects' Eyes

Scientists from Russia and Switzerland have developed a biodegradable nanocoating with antimicrobial and anti-reflective properties by studying the nanostructures covering the corneas of the eyes of small fruit flies.

20OTT

Autonomous Driving Now Has Silver Metallic Pigments

Until now, conventional silver metallic paints have represented a challenge in the autonomous driving field where it is essential that paints have a high degree of transparency. However, ECKART has now launched on the market pigments for silver metallic color shades specifically for use in this sector.