Specialty chemicals are used throughout many industries, including coatings. PCI recently asked Jonathan Craig, Vice President Specialty Chemicals at Ascend Performance Materials, to discuss these performance products and the current state of the market.

Many of the new modern buildings being designed for major cities worldwide are increasingly incorporating the use of complex steel structures. Rick Perkins of Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings looks at a major breakthrough for passive fire protection of these structures and benefits for contractors working in this industry.

A variety of factors that influence hot tire pick-up were examined to give more reliable and consistent results in laboratory HTP testing.

The iconic Museum of the Future in Dubai chose Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings to provide a fire protection coating solution for its breathtaking structure.

Users of protective coatings demand high-performance products that address multiple operational scenarios.

One of the world's most celebrated masterpieces, The Night Watch, will undergo the most innovative restoration in the history of art thanks to a partnership between Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum and AkzoNobel.

With multiple major coatings suppliers now turning to Selektope to enhance the hard fouling prevention offered by their anti-fouling products, ship owners are encouraged to check whether this unique active agent is present in the anti-fouling systems being considered during their coating selection process.

Developers of a historic landmark factory building that has hosted a number of royal visits chose a new flooring system from Sherwin-Williams to finish its restoration as a modern warehouse facility.

Project is first application of PPG DURANAR powder coating in harsh marine setting.

Despite the differences in film formation, novel technology in polymers for water-based sealers gives an improved balance of properties that is commercially acceptable for today’s concrete sealers. The new type of polymer is compared to conventional concrete sealers for key performance properties.