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A new low-bake powder coating innovation offers superior durability and sustainability for architectural surfaces, reducing energy use while ensuring high-performance protection in harsh environments.

A new one-step PCU anti-graffiti coating featuring a urethane powder, tinted to a specific color, and cured for 20 minutes offers an alternative graffiti-resistant solution.

Bio-degradable citrate esters have excellent toxicological and eco-toxicological profiles, and provide good versatility and compatibility with numerous polymers. Read how they compare to standard coalescing agents.

AI and machine learning inspire the discovery/design of new materials and the processes to manufacture them. Autonomous R&D pushes the envelope for building predictive models and platforms that drive high-throughput innovation. How did we get here so fast, and where will this global megatrend take us? 

The use of graphene as a corrosion inhibitor in industrial coatings has been widely reported, but its assets for waterborne latex resin coatings are less known. Learn how graphene boosts the performance of asphalt and architectural coatings.

Significant growth of the construction industry, environmentally friendly characteristics, durability, and better aesthetic appearance are all driving architectural coatings consumption. Increasing investments in emerging markets and less-regulated regions provide growth opportunities for market players.

From the sheen of automotive chrome trim to the enduring strength of steel fasteners, metallic coatings are an often overlooked area of the coatings industry. Discover how metallic coatings not only enhance the aesthetic appeal and durability of everyday objects, but also introduce unique superpowers like atomic-scale surface leveling and inherent anti-bacterial properties.

In an exclsuive PCI Magazine interview, Patrick Van Waes, Global Marketing Director for Primient Covation LLC, explores the dynamic growth and future prospects of bio-based materials in the coatings industry, including the market's development, the rising demand for sustainable alternatives, and the evolving performance of bio-based materials compared to their petroleum-based counterparts.

AkzoNobel’s new North American Powder Coatings Commercial Director, Baron Schreuder, discusses the role coatings play in designing buildings of the future, and how powder coatings play an important role in making cities and communities more sustainable.

The Great Supply Chain Crisis of 2021-2022 acted as a very loud and exceptionally clear wakeup call for all participants within the specialty chemicals value chain. As we move forward, everything needs to be re-examined in the light of the crisis.