Articles by David Stone

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Front Line Corrosion Defense

Edge Protection

Kalsani Venkateshwarlu David Stone Kathryn Shaffer Rebecca A. O. Short Martin Neal

November 4, 2025

Edge corrosion poses major risks across industries, but innovations in powder and liquid coatings offer new strategies for robust protection.

What the AkzoNobel–Axalta Merger Means for the Future of Coatings

AkzoNobel and Axalta Announce $25 Billion Merger

WACKER Plans More Than 1,500 Job Cuts

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September 4, 2025

N-Butylpyrrolidone (NBP) as a Green Solvent to Replace N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in Industrial Coating Applications

ON DEMAND: EPA published a regulation proposal around N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in June 2024 to ban or limit NMP in many applications, such as paints and coatings and their removers. N-butylpyrrolidone (NBP) is a powerful and versatile solvent for a variety of industries looking for alternatives to substance of very high concern (SVHC)-listed solvents.

March 24, 2026

The Manufacturing & Automation eXchange (MAX)

MAX presents a rare opportunity to observe the full scope of manufacturing in one environment. From systems integration and materials handling to automation, quality, safety, and packaging, each discipline is represented through live, operational displays. By experiencing these technologies side by side, as they are on actual production floors, attendees gain a grounded understanding of how manufacturing functions align, overlap, and evolve in practice.

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