As we reach the mid-point of 2024, there are a lot of questions surrounding market strength, trends, and challenges in the coatings industry. PCI recently interviewed Renata Rodrigues, Head of LANXESS Inorganic Pigments Americas, to get her input on the current state of the pigments segment of our industry.
In 2023, Cathay Industries, a global iron oxide pigment manufacturer, unveiled its new name, OXERRA, along with its new brand identity, after completing the acquisition of Venator's color business. In this exclusive PCI interview, OXERRA Americas’ CEO discusses the combined businesses, the rebrand, what’s driving R&D, and what’s next for the company.
The lab’s extensive capabilities will fully support the company's coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers business, along with the construction and mortars market across the United States and Canada.
The new site will customize solutions to address the specific needs and challenges of its customers, facilitate the development and validation of new products, provide timely technical support for quality concerns, and keep pace with technological advancements in the industry through research and innovation.
The collaboration, known as the California Research Alliance (CARA), has fostered 94 peer-reviewed papers, 47 patent applications, and multiple technologies integrated into BASF products, among other initiatives.
The excellence center will develop innovative specialty polymers solutions crucial for green mobility, energy efficiency, sustainable sourcing, and more.
The loan from the European Investment Bank will be used to finance research and development activities at the company, which firmly integrated sustainability into all elements of its corporate strategy in 2022.
Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering explore using piezoelectric nanoparticles for smart material design. The team discovered a key role for friction between particles in causing the materials to flip from a fluid to a more solid structure. Potential applications are paint that does not clump, liquids that harden into a mold when shaken, and wearable protective gear that stiffens when hit.
