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A recap of the Detroit Society for Coatings Technology's recent FOCUS event in Plymouth, MI.

The chemical industry is essential to sustainable development, and green chemistry is its path forward. Human health and well-being is a prime example of the impact green chemistry innovations can have.

I am currently incarcerated in an Ohio prison and have a question regarding powder coating durability. I have always heard that powder coatings are one of the toughest industrial coatings and that they last forever.

Out of 160 submissions, AkzoNobel selects finalists in its Paint the Future challenge, which was an open invitation to startupsand scale-ups to collaborate with AkzoNobel on new ideas to drive innovative solutions for customers.

Business is besieged with metrics. Return on Investment (ROI), website visits, website return visits, shopping cart abandonment rates and average customer spend are all important and well-used metrics to evaluate the success of a business.

Getting started, I would stick with polyester chemistry. It's the most versatile for someone getting started. It is very important to note that polyesters in the U.S. are rather different than polyesters in the EU.

A survey of ECS delegates reveals information about key coatings industry issues, including market focus, future technologies, R&D activities and sustainability.

With ever-changing regulations and environmental requirements comes a continuous need for advanced water-borne (WB), low VOC or VOC-free coating formulations that deliver similar qualities as solvent-borne (SB) systems.

As fewer students pursue careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), many initiatives have been introduced to develop an interest in these fields at a young age.

Is it possible to create that liquid look with a metallic pigment in a powder coating? I've heard a lot of grumbling among powder coat companies that it's just not possible.