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The belief that industrial employment will not provide a lucrative career path has created a generational gap within the sector, resulting in a need to replace manufacturing’s retiring workforce. To meet the demand for skilled labor, manufacturing facilities have initiated various types of apprenticeship-styled programs to attract, educate and train talent on the benefits of working in a manufacturing setting.

This interview with BioCote® discusses how antimicrobials work in coatings, benefits they provide, demand, classification and what the future holds for this important technology.

Elementis has a solution for the challenges that formulators face for protective industrial and marine coatings.

Digital transformation involves a lot more than buying technology. It involves setting a clear direction on business objectives, understanding processes and identifying which data will help better run the business.

This second article in our four-part series about additives discusses foam control agents, including defoamers, anti-foams and air release agents (deaerators), and some things to consider to help your formulation be both efficient and persistent.

Finding a "golden ratio" of time-tested preservatives has wide-ranging benefits for formulators in the paints and coatings space, enabling customers to serve local markets and meet global standards.

OH-functional acrylic emulsions can be designed with a wide range of hydroxyl values and performance characteristics to address the needs of many different applications in plastic, wood, automotive, and construction coatings.

OptiColor XP colorants offer industry-leading performance and compatibility for POS and in-plant tinting of industrial coatings.

RayCryl 1244 is a new self-crosslinking acrylic specifically designed to improve critical performance properties of tennis court coatings.

Color knows no bounds – customers can now choose anything, from traditional tints to truly customizable shades with no batch inconsistency