Akzo Nobel N.V. has completed the acquisition of French aerospace coatings manufacturer Mapaero.

PPG announced that the U.S. Air Force has qualified PPG AEROCRON™ aerospace electrocoat primer to provide corrosion resistance and enhanced topcoat adhesion for aircraft parts.

Persistence Market Research has released a study of the aerospace coatings market that projects promising expansion during the next decade of approximately $1.5 billion.

PPG announced that the company's Dallas and Philadelphia aerospace application support centers each received a Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award for superior performance from October 2017 through September 2018.

Hardide Coatings has been awarded Nadcap Merit status for Coatings.

Product innovation aimed at making the aerospace industry more sustainable has resulted in the launch of a new chromate-free exterior primer developed by AkzoNobel and Airbus.

Science students in the United States are getting a daily dose of inspiration from a retired United Airlines Douglas DC-8 aircraft that has been lovingly restored with coatings supplied by AkzoNobel.

Market research firm Future Market Insights (FMI) released a study that reports the advanced aerospace coatings market in Europe was valued at just over $390 million in 2018.

The search for a suitable replacement to hard chrome on aerospace components has been a key supply chain priority for aircraft manufacturers. This is because of the documented health risks to workers and the impact on the environment from exposure to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen that occurs during the chrome plating process and the most toxic form of chromium. 

A double first has been landed by AkzoNobel's Aerospace Coatings business after it supplied products for a new long-distance tanker aircraft commissioned by the French Air Force.