Temporary protective films are designed to protect everything from automobiles to appliances, construction products and housewares. Designed to be easily peeled off by the customer, these “strippable” films safeguard easily damaged surfaces during post processing metal fabrication operations, shipping, handling and installation.

The showpiece Jumeirah Lakes Towers development in Dubai chose a specialist car park deck coating system from Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings to meet the highest level of flexibility required for its latest expansion project.

Solvay's new waterborne Halar® ECTFE coating system broadens metal corrosion prevention applications for the chemical processing industry.

KECO XL2000™ is a unique internal and external ceramic coating system for the most intense heat-shielding barrier, withstanding temperatures up to 2000 °F.

Dura-Plate® 6000 is a new 100% solids, high-build, high-strength, reinforced epoxy lining for concrete and steel in severe wastewater service environments.

PPG announced that its protective and marine coatings business has introduced the PPG ASSET INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT™ system in the United States and Canada.

Tnemec Co. Inc., a manufacturer of industrial and architectural protective coatings, has acquired St. Louis-based coatings company ProPolymer Coatings.

NACE International and the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC), two non-profit professional associations in the field of corrosion and coating standards, training, and certification, have initiated exploratory discussions about synergistic opportunities that may exist between the two organizations.

AkzoNobel in the UK has officially opened a trailblazing lab complex that can test new products in conditions that mimic the world's most extreme environments. Located in the company’s Felling site, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, the €12.6 million R&D innovation campus fuses the site's 115-year history of product development with state-of-the-art facilities.

Norner, a provider of industrial polymer R&D services, has been granted ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for its protective coating testing.