ChemQuest recently announced the acquisition of Powder Coating Research Group (PCR Group), an independent formulation, testing, and development resource used by the powder coating industry.

Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), producer of specialty graphene nano-platelet dispersions, announced the implementation of a key component of its technology roadmap following a successful grant application supported by the Tees Valley Business Growth Fund.

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. has partnered with RISE Research Institutes of Sweden in a project to develop and produce renewable carbon black.

AkzoNobel has developed innovative film technology that allows automotive manufacturers to hide radar sensors behind decorative metallic parts.

In a €22 billion move to boost research and innovation investments, the EU Commission has awarded Europe’s Open Science Cloud (EOSC), alongside 10 other special European programs, European Partnership status to tackle societal challenges like climate change, sustainability, and zero emissions on an large scale.

Nouryon has opened a new, eco-friendly office and innovation center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to better serve its local customers and support its growth plans for the Middle East and Africa.

Clariant recently announced a new collaborative innovation center to support North America’s paints and coatings industry.

The American Coatings Association (ACA) presented its 2021 CoatingsTech Best Paper Award to Hamid Asemani, R&D scientist at Rust-Oleum Corp. and Ph.D. fellow at Eastern Michigan University.

A future where food packaging is more sustainable – and no longer contains aluminum – has moved a step closer, thanks to a major breakthrough in ongoing research involving AkzoNobel.

The microscopic structures and properties of materials are intimately linked, and customizing them is a challenge, and Rice University engineers are determined to simplify the process through machine learning.