Automotive and commercial vehicles

Eckart Introduced the New Metallic Pigment LUXAN CFX B604 Midnight Silver

Eckart has expanded its range of effect pigments for autonomous driving with the LUXAN CFX B604 Midnight Silver metallic pigment.

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Cortec® Corporation Presented the VCI Bags to Protect Automotive Metal Parts from Corrosion

The vapour corrosion inhibitor bags developed by Cortec ensure the protection of automotive metal components during storage and shipping.

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Valeo Selected the EcoBell Rotary Atomizer of Dürr to Coat Plastic Interiors for Electric Vehicles

Dürr provided the EcoBell rotary atomizer to allow Valeo to cost-effectively paint plastic parts with minimal material consumption.

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AkzoNobel Used Rapeseed and Pine Rosin to Create a Bio-Based Interior Coating for KIA Motors

KIA Motors employed the bio-based paint supplied by AkzoNobel for the interiors of its new EV9 electric SUV.

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Dürr Introduced the EcoProWet PT Scalable Chemical Pretreatment Concept

The modular EcoProWet PT chemical pretreatment system developed by Dürr offers savings on space, energy and materials.

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Asahi Kasei Will Expand its Coating Capacity for Lithium-Ion Battery Separators

The new capacity expansion will allow Asahi Kasei to supply coated separators for batteries for over 1.7 million electric vehicles.

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Dürr Brasil Received the ESG Practices Award at Automotive Business Experience

During the Automotive Business Experience trade fair, Dürr has been awarded for its commitment to sustainability and social responsibility.

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AkzoNobel Provided the Intertherm 50 High-Temperature Coating for McLaren’s MCL60 Car

The Intertherm 50 coating from AkzoNobel ensures heat shielding for the new Formula 1 car of McLaren Racing.

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PPG and a Dutch University Will Cooperate to Develop the First Off-Road Solar Car

The upcoming Stella Terra vehicle will use PPG CORACHAR™ fire protection coatings to safeguard the lithium (Li)-ion battery pack and protect the car from thermal damage.

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BASF Released ON VOLUDE, the 2023-2024 Automotive Colour Trends Collection

BASF published its ON VOLUDE colour trends collection developed by leveraging non-human intelligence to support the future of the automotive industry.

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Dürr Developed and Installed a Smart and Sustainable Coating Plant for Electric Cars

In just nine months, Dürr built a new smart and eco-friendly paint shop for the Chinese electric vehicles manufacturer SERES.

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Axalta Has Won the 2023 R&D 100 Award

Axalta won another R&D Award by presenting Imron™, an innovative and sustainable solution for the coatings industry.

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Axalta Partners with Xaar to Introduce a Sustainable Digital Paint Technology for the Transportation Industry

The new sustainable digital paint technology Axalta NextJet™ allows two-tone vehicle manufacturers to reduce CO2 emissions by 30%.

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PPG Opened a New Centre to Increase the Efficiency of Automotive Colour Development

The new state-of-the-art centre in the Italian site of PPG will increase the efficiency in developing colour solutions for the automotive industry.

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Dürr and Mercedes-Benz Agreed on an Enduring Cooperation to Eliminate Carbon Emissions

Dürr and Mercedes-Benz have established a strategic partnership to create a CO2-free automotive coating process.

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