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Axalta Earns Six Innovation Awards Across Coatings Portfolio

January 16, 2026
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Axalta Coating Systems received six Business Intelligence Group Innovation Awards for products spanning refinish, mobility and industrial coatings.


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PPG Examines Coatings That Power Smart Eyewear

How Optical Coatings are Powering the Future of Smart Eyewear and AR Devices — Enabling Clarity and Performance
Tammy Bocuzzi
August 8, 2025
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Anti-glare, hardcoat and UV-cure advances are pushing AR lenses toward clearer views, lighter builds and lower power needs.



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How Technical Scouting Fuels Innovation

Victoria Scarborough Ph.D.
June 9, 2025
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This proactive R&D strategy helps coatings manufacturers stay ahead of disruption.




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Wood Finishing: The Power of Small Changes

Bilal Salahuddin
March 9, 2025
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Discover how incremental improvements are reshaping the performance and sustainability of wood coatings.


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Paving the Way for Digital Innovation in the Paint and Coatings Industry

Building the Data Foundation
Dan Wu Ph.D. Sophie Kim Jonathan DeRocher
October 1, 2024
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In the competitive coatings industry, enhancing efficiency and accelerating the speed of innovation are key objectives. The digital paint formulation approach supports these goals by serving as a powerful tool for researchers.


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Covestro and RWTH Aachen University Extend Research

September 25, 2024
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Discover how this partnership is driving the circular economy and leading the way in sustainable chemistry.




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Evonik Aims to Generate €1.5 Billion in Additional Sales

September 20, 2024
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The company's driving force behind the predicted sales increase is a new innovation strategy focused on bio-based solutions, the energy transition, and the circular economy. 


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PPG Wins Prestigious Innovation Award

September 16, 2024
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The Innovation Award recognizes outstanding technological developments with significant market relevance in the automotive supplier industry, automotive workshop and services sector, or original equipment manufacturers.


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PPG to Showcase Digital, Sustainably Advantaged Solutions at Automechanika Frankfurt 2024

September 11, 2024
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The company announced that it will showcase its digital and sustainably advantaged solutions at Automechanika Frankfurt 2024, the world’s leading trade fair for the automotive aftermarket, which takes place Sept. 10-14, 2024, at the Messe Frankfurt exhibition center in Germany.


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The Intersection of AI and Materials Research

Victoria Scarborough Ph.D.
September 9, 2024
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AI and machine learning inspire the discovery/design of new materials and the processes to manufacture them. Autonomous R&D pushes the envelope for building predictive models and platforms that drive high-throughput innovation. How did we get here so fast, and where will this global megatrend take us? 


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