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In its 70^th annual automotive color popularity color report, Axalta Coating Systems provides OEMs with insights into the top automotive colors of 2022, as well as other customer trends.

Finding the best rubber adhesive involves considering necessary conditions the bonding will have to sustain, the type of rubber, the complementing material, and more. 

The Color Marketing Group’s 2024+ World Color Forecast™ offers insights on color trends, post-pandemic economic impacts, environmental efforts, and political influence in regards to many industries, including coatings.

Ribbon polysilicates are inorganic rheological additives that can provide a strong shear-thinning flow profile and thixotropic properties. This article explores their use as an alternative to standard clay-based additives in waterborne coatings.

Microban International has developed a new technology to extend the life of water-based coatings. Their anti-microbial additive promotes surface protection and offers benefits to help meet sustainability goals.

PPG Architectural Coatings and Corning Guardiant have collaborated to create anti-microbial coatings that offer protection from harmful bacteria and viruses. The coating is environmentally friendly and has zero-VOC characteristics.

TiPMC discusses the current TiO₂ market specifically in regards to projections in demands outside of China, sales for the first half of 2023, and changes in the current destocking trend.

Covestro offers a comprehensive specialty films portfolio for producing highly secure ID documents, such as passports and e-ID cards. 

PCI editors visited AkzoNobel’s powder coating manufacturing site, North American headquarters, and a R&D Center, and learned about the company’s coatings innovations, sustainability efforts, digitalization, and commitment to continued value for customers.

Innovation continues at a great pace in the area of plating automation. The latest development comes in the form of a fully portable automated electroplating system, able to be moved directly to a specific component for in situ plating.