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Adler Lackwerk with new modern wastewater treatment
Adler has installed a new, modern wastewater system at its Austrian paint plant in Schwaz. It was built in the environmental protection and recycling…
New ZVO Board of Directors has taken up its work
The new board of the German Surface Technology Association (ZVO) took up its work at the beginning of 2026. This was preceded by the regular ZVO Board…
IMCcon 2026 - Focus days on InMould Coating
The Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid invites you to the IMCcon 2026 focus days on February 24 and 25, 2026. The two-day event will focus on in-mold…
Vapic takes over Sporer Parts Cleaning Solutions GmbH
Vapic acquired Sporer Parts Cleaning Solutions (PCS) GmbH from Saxony on January 1, 2026. With this acquisition, the cleaning specialist is once again…
Axalta: Analysis of global popularity of vehicle colors in 2025
Axalta has published its 73rd annual Global Automotive Color Popularity Report. The report provides an up-to-date overview of the automotive color…
Kabe Pulverlack strengthens sales team in the new federal states
Kabe Pulverlack Deutschland is strengthening its sales team in the new federal states with an additional specialist consultant. Christoph Dreyer is…
Rowers: New transparent Technicoll LED adhesive
The new crystal-clear two-component adhesive Technicoll 9430-1 from Ruderer helps manufacturers and designers to bond LED elements permanently,…
Clean Tech Convention 2026 - Future meets cleanliness
With the Clean Tech Convention on October 19, 2026, the Cleaning Excellence Center (CEC) is launching a new networking event for the industry that…
Qubus and IFO at PaintExpo 2026: Planning, consulting, testing and analysis
At PaintExpo 2026, the Qubus and IFO group of companies will be presenting their combined engineering services and laboratory expertise: planning,…
Hoenle Adhesives: New CMR-free adhesives
Looking to the future, Hoenle Adhesives (formerly Panacol) has launched a range of advanced UV adhesives for medical device manufacturing that are…
New ZVO position papers published - PFAS, Omnibus, Seville and energy transition
The ZVO has taken a stand in four position papers - on omnibus processes, PFAS in electroplating, the Seville process and the contribution of surface…
Denios celebrates 40 years: Four decades of security solutions
The year 2026 will be a very special one for Denios SE from Bad Oeynhausen: the global market leader for hazardous substance storage and occupational…
Saxonia Galvanik receives IHK certificate of honor for 20 years of business activity
The Chemnitz Chamber of Industry and Commerce has presented Saxonia Galvanik with a certificate of honor. The electroplating company was honored for…
SKZ expands testing options for SAE J 2527 standard
The SKZ Plastics Center has expanded its portfolio of weathering and ageing tests. With the new equipment, it is now also possible to test larger…
Umicore hard gold electrolytes for optimized layer thickness distribution
Umicore Metal Deposition Solutions is responding to the rising gold price with the Auruna 526 and 527 hard gold electrolytes, which offer economic…
Adler Lacke with new packaging design for paint cans
Adler Lacke has opted for a new packaging design with high recognition value and a focus on brand presence, orientation and aesthetics. The new paint…
Dörken Days 2025 - PFAS, new technologies and corrosion protection
The Dörken Industrial Coatings division once again hosted its "Dörken Days" in 2025. 200 participants from various countries attended on November 13,…
AkzoNobel invests in aerospace paints and coatings
AkzoNobel is investing EUR 50 million in the modernization of its plant in Waukegan, Illinois, USA - the company's largest production site for…
VdL Industrial Coatings Division elects new board of directors
The VdL Industrial Coatings specialist group elected a new board at its fall meeting in 2025. Ludwig Haring is the new chairman and succeeds Frank…
Peters Productronica 2025 Review: Coatings for electronics
Peters presented coatings and products for electronics production at Productronica in Munich in November 2025. One focus was the new SEP Sharp Edge…
KIMW seminar program 2026: From basics to expert knowledge
The seminar program of the Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid supports further training in professional life and once again offers valuable further…
Best surface coating graduate 2025 honored
Johannes Florek was honored as the best surface coater apprentice of 2025 by Marion Regal, representing the DGO, at the vocational school center for…
Dürr Christmas donation 2025 for social projects
At Christmas time, the Dürr Group is once again supporting the work of various charitable organizations with a total of 65,000 euros for social…
Brillux Industrielack brings powder coating with a wrinkle look
With the premium polyester powder 5939 from Brillux Industrielack, the trendy wrinkle look can now be realized with outstanding properties using…
New distillation column at Richard Geiss
Richard Geiss GmbH has further optimized its column fleet at its headquarters in Offingen. A new valve tray column ensures increased plant efficiency…
Covestro: Automotive coating with in-mold coating Direct Coating
Covestro is accelerating innovation in automotive coatings with its Direct Coating in-mold coating technology. It combines injection molding and…
Empa: Thin intermediate layers strengthen multilayer materials
A polymer film coated with aluminum is used to protect satellites from temperature extremes. Researchers at Empa Thun are making the material even…
Joke Technology exhibits at Euroguss and World Money Fair
In January 2026, Joke Technology will be exhibiting for the first time at Euroguss in Nuremberg and the World Money Fair in Berlin. Products for…
BASF and OQEMA: Distribution partnership for polymer dispersions
The new distribution partnership between BASF and OQEMA covers polymer dispersions for architectural and building paints as well as additives for…
AkzoNobel sells AkzoNobel India to JSW Group
Akzo Nobel N.V. has announced the completion of the sale of Akzo Nobel India Limited (ANIL) to JSW Group. The sale is an important milestone in the…
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