The sustainability trend is driving additive suppliers to develop products that promote durability, efficiency, emissions reduction, extended lifespan and health, and that reduce production, application and energy costs.
With 1,024 exhibitors from 42 countries and 28,500 trade visitors representing nearly 110 nationalities, the European Coatings Show closed with new record highs.
This is our first Green Issue, which focuses on perspectives on our industry’s role in sustainability and new technologies designed with the environment in mind.
A variety of technologies are under development, including waterborne polyolefin and alkyd dispersions, acrylic coatings for metal, isocyanate-free polyurethane coatings and BPA-free can coatings.
Coatings manufacturers are highlighting several new products at the North American International Auto Show that are designed to help global automakers in a variety of ways.
At the end of each year I like to look back at all of the events that made news headlines over the previous 12 months. I thought it might be fun to do the same with the coatings industry, so here is a brief review of what happened this year.
This is our annual Emerging Technologies issue, in which we feature news items, articles and profiles of some of our industry’s newest and most innovative research.
