At the 2022 American Coatings Show, specialty chemicals distributor IMCD US, part of IMCD Group, announced an inaugural scholarship available for university students enrolled in the 2022-2023 school year.
ASTM International’s metallic-coated iron and steel products committee (A05) is developing a proposed standard that will demonstrate how bend testing can be used to determine how well metallic coatings adhere to steel sheet.
Dr. Uwe Dreyer is the new President of Schlenk Metallic Pigments GmbH, making him Division Manager of the Effect Pigments and Metallic Powders division at the medium-sized chemical group SCHLENK.
Steve Block, NXTLEVVEL Biochem’s Vice President of Business Development, received the 2022 American Coatings Award for the most outstanding conference paper on April 5 during the Plenary Session of the 2022 American Coatings Conference. For his paper titled, “The Use of Levulinates as Coalescing Agents in Water-Based Coatings,” Block was presented a sculpture and a $2,500 cash award.
During Tuesday’s plenary session of the American Coatings Conference, Sabine Bischoff, Director, European Coatings Vincentz Network, conducted a live survey of attendees on important industry trends, R&D drivers and pressing topics. Click the headline to see the questions that were asked, along with the final results.
NeoGraf Solutions, a developer and manufacturer of high-performance natural and synthetic graphite sheet and powder, has signed an exclusive technology partnership agreement with First Graphene Ltd., a supplier of high-performance graphene products.
Chris Killian Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Eastman Chemical Co., delivered the keynote address during the plenary session of the American Coatings Conference on Tuesday. Killian discussed how the resilience of our technology innovation and creativity are leading the coatings industry to answer the call to carry customers to a more sustainable future.