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NatureWorks Names New President and CEO

The Board of Directors of NatureWorks has named a new President and Chief Executive Officer to replace Marc Verbruggen, who led the compa...

Elementis Appoints Maroon Group for Eastern U.S. Territory

Elementis Specialties appointed the Maroon Group, Avon, Ohio, to represent Elementis in the eastern United States.

HMG Paints Launches New Decorative Coatings Collection

HMG Paints, Manchester, UK, is launching a specialist range of decorative coatings, including a new color collection.

Kuncai Europe Expands and Restructures Its Organization

Kuncai Europe BV is in the process of implementing changes to expand and restructure its sales and marketing organization to meet growing...

AkzoNobel Releases First-Quarter Results

Akzo Nobel N.V. has published results for the first quarter of 2018, reporting progress on the transformation of the company into a focus...

Perstorp Annual Report Shows Significant Sales Growth in 2017

In 2017, Perstorp showed a sales increase of 23% to SEK 13,592 million and reached volume-based sales growth of 10%.

Heraeus Noblelight America Partners with ChemQuest Technology Institute

ChemQuest Technology Institute, in partnership with Heraeus Noblelight America, has begun scheduling trials on newly installed, microwave...

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Paint and Coating Pigments

Advancing Material Characterization of Organic Pigments

Rojin Belganeh William Pipkin

The Multi-Shot Pyrolyzer provides many advantages and immediate quality improvements in a coatings laboratory. Virtually any material (liquid or solid) can be chemically characterized using this technique. …

Testing, Monitoring &Tools

Measuring the Rheological Properties of Waterborne Paint During Drying Under Controlled Relative Humidity

Sarah K. Cotts Tianhong T. Chen Aly Franck

In this study, novel testing geometries are used to measure changes in viscoelastic properties of waterborne coatings during drying. …

Testing, Monitoring &Tools

Color Measurement Updated

Jim Lange

The color measurement ecosystem can benefit from this mobile app-based solution, as a compliment to traditional methods. Portability and speed, coupled with device accuracy, make this emerging technology worth looking …

Paint and Coating Resins & Polymers

Development of a Chemical-Resistant, Two-Component Polyurethane Coating System

Kenji Horiguchi Takaki Jono Teppei Saito

In this research, newly designed multifunctional polyol systems based on a polycarbonate structure and advanced polyisocyanate systems as crosslinkers were investigated in order to improve chemical resistance of coatings. …

Paint and Coating Equipment

Field Testing Worldwide helps Predict Real-world Performance

Geoff Clay Richard S. Valpey III

The ultimate goal of field testing is to evaluate and recommend the best performing preservatives that will offer protection of customer coatings across the widest range of potential environmental eventualities …

Paint and Coatings Additives

Rheological Investigations on the Drying of Polymer Dispersions and Paint Films

Dr. Jesus Pitarch Joerg Rueger Christian Sproncken Marianne Gravendeel Cornelia Küchenmeister Klaus Oldörp

A simple rheological method based on a novel measuring system has been presented that enables the investigation in drying behavior of aqueous paints. The method has been successfully tested in …

Paint and Coating Pigments

Hematite Pigments with Special Chemical and Physical Properties

Dr. Waldemar Czaplik Dr. Christine Kathrein Dr. Peter Köhler Dr Carsten Rosenhahn

In this article, various methods are used to investigate why nitrate red pigments from the Ningbo Process display special color characteristics and how the electronic structure has an influence on …

Our Partners

Erin Crater

PCI is proud to be partnering with the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at The University of Southern Mississippi to provide information on the program’s upcoming graduates. Read below to learn about our Student of the Month, and email polymers@usm.edu or call 601-266-4868 for more information about them.

Degree being sought: Polymer Science, B.S.

Undergrad Degree & Institution: Polymer Science, B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi

Finished Products

Pretreatment

Enviro-Bond NCP-60 from Madison Chemical is a zero-phosphate conversion coater for the pretreatment of ferrous, aluminum, zinc and stainless alloys.

Classifieds

CHALLENGE US TO EMULSIFY YOUR RESINS, WAXES, DILUENTS, AND ADDITIVES TO ELIMINATE VOC

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Blogs

Allowable oven temperature variation

I have a question for you about allowable oven temperature variation. Our ovens were recently calibrated and were 1 degree off from our control unit reading to what was measured inside. Due to our ISO regulations I may possibly need to shut them down until it is exact. I know temperature variations are needed to keep minimal but this sounds ridiculous.

WACKER Press Workshop Combines Education and Fun

By Kristin Johansson

Price Alerts

Oxea Announces Price Increases

Oxea is raising prices in North America, Mexico and South America on certain products, effective May 1, 2018, or as contracts allow.

Architectural Coatings

Prepainted Metal with Graffiti-Resistant Coating Provides Industry-First Protection for School Building

PPG and Steelscape have partnered to provide pre-painted metal coil finished with a graffiti-resistant clear coating by PPG for the Issaquah Middle School project in Issaquah, Washington.

Architectural Coatings

Team AkzoNobel Joins Employees to Add Splash of Color to Community in China

Sailors from team AkzoNobel joined company employees and residents from a neighborhood in downtown Guangzhou, China, to unveil a special mural created by the winner of a student design competition.

Architectural Coatings

Valspar Helps Office Complex Achieve a Bold Urban Design

Valspar and Fabral team up to provide a new open and shared office building, 2501 Smallman in the Offices at 3 Crossings complex, that features a bold, urban design to fit in with the ever-evolving Strip District neighborhood in Pittsburgh.

PCI Magazine

2018 April

Our April issue features new inorganic and carbon black pigment technology, several articles on testing, a discussion of market opportunities for biobased powder coatings, and much more.

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