Fortech Products Inc. discusses some of the latest trends and challenges in the underbody coatings industry.

AkzoNobel has reached an agreement to acquire the wheel liquid coatings business of Lankwitzer Lackfabrik GmbH. 

AkzoNobel is further strengthening its African footprint after reaching an agreement with Kansai Paint to acquire its paints and coatings activities in the region. 

BASF has expanded its Automotive Coatings Application Center at the Coatings Technology Center in Mangalore, India. 

This enhanced robotic system can paint and apply custom design elements to extremely complex body surfaces such as vertical or A and C pillars, fully automatically and without masking.

The BMW Group has chosen to use BASF Coatings’ CathoGuard^® 800 ReSource e-coat at its plants in Leipzig, Germany, and Rosslyn, South Africa, and the iGloss^® matt ReSource clearcoat throughout Europe. 

Minimizing the colonization of bacteria, mold and mildew in vehicles not only prevents stains and odors, but it also keeps vehicles cleaner, helping to provide peace of mind to the occupants.

If these specifications are followed, replicable measurements of deep-black coatings are possible and information about the blackness/jetness M_Y and undertone dM can be obtained.

PPG announced that it has completed the 1,000^th installation of its award-winning PPG MOONWALK™ automated refinish paint mixing system.