The Car Body Painting 2017 conference is taking place in Bad Nauheim, Germany, Nov. 6-7, 2017.

Henkel is the first winner of the SURCAR International Award for Environmental Footprint, honoring the company’s commitment to waste prevention and water treatment with its Bonderite Thin Film 1800 Series zirconium oxide pretreatment process for car bodies.

Chomarat, a producer of engineered textiles and composite reinforcements, is expanding its Coatings & Films business.

Finishing Brands, manufacturer of DeVilbiss industrial finishing equipment, is returning to racing with the sponsorship of the DeVilbiss CRP Audi R8 LMS Ultra.

Nissan has blazed a trail by driving its unique glow-in-the-dark zero-emission LEAF along the world's first glow-in-the-dark motorway in Oss, the Netherlands.

The plant engineering company Dürr is building an entire paint shop for the successor model to the Volkswagen Crafter for Volkswagen Poznan Sp.o.o. The resource-saving Eco+Paintshop in Wrzesnia, Poland, will use exceptionally little water, energy and materials. It is one of the biggest projects in Dürr’s history.

A network of international experts will meet June 26-27, 2014, in Berlin to discuss current progress and challenges ahead in the field of automotive surface treatment.