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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…
Nilfisk industrial vacuum cleaner series for the metal industry
With the OIL230 industrial vacuum cleaner, Nilfisk is launching a robust non-stop power package for recovering metal swarf and cooling lubricants. The…
Planning Day: International Sales Conference 2025 in Detmold
Colleagues from the Plantag world met in Detmold at the end of October for Plantag's International Sales Conference 2025. For two days, the conference…
Denios safety containers with a new brand name
The previous Falcon brand of safety containers will be marketed under the Denios brand name in future. At the start of the changeover, the company is…
New book on the sustainability of coatings
The new book "Sustainability of Coatings" explains how coatings contribute to global sustainability goals, going beyond performance optimization to…
Micro-Epsilon sensors for strip stabilization during hot-dip coating
In hot-dip coating lines, steel strips are coated with zinc and aluminum alloys. Inductive eddy current sensors from Micro-Epsilon are used in…
35th Powder Symposium Dresden 2026 as an anniversary event
The 35th Powder Symposium will take place in spring 2026 as a major anniversary event. From February 5 to 6, coating companies will meet with…
Generation change at Hesse GmbH & Co. KG
Hans Hesse will end his role as Managing Director at the lacquer and stain manufacturer Hesse Lignal from Hamm on December 31, 2025 after 39 years.…
New WMV technical center opened - realistic customer trials
The new WMV technical center combines modern process technology with digital process intelligence and enables realistic tests for cleaning and…
Weicon rust remover liquid - immersion bath for rust removal
The manufacturer of adhesives and sealants Weicon has developed a special concentrate for removing rust and corrosion - Weicon rust remover liquid. It…
Dürr EcoGun ACE pro improves industrial paint application
Dürr's completely redesigned EcoGun ACE Pro is lighter, more ergonomic and requires fewer parts. The new design of the low-pressure paint spray gun…
SurTec and Chem-Trend at Euroguss 2026
The experts from SurTec and Chem-Trend are looking forward to exchanging ideas with visitors at their joint stand in Hall 7A, Stand 7A-110, at…
Benteler modernizes aluminium foundry in Norway
Benteler has extensively modernized its aluminium foundry in Raufoss Industrial Park, Norway. The conversion of the foundry improves infrastructure…
Cenaris Sales initiates generation change
There will be a generational change in sales at Cenaris GmbH at the end of 2025: André Feldsmann will leave and Patrick Schmidt will take over his…
Biesterfeld: Partnership with Chase Corporation for protective coatings
Biesterfeld has entered into a new partnership with Chase Corporation. The Hamburg-based company will distribute conformal coatings from HumiSeal and…
ZVO in exchange with EU Parliament and Commission
The ZVO held numerous talks with political decision-makers at EU level in October and November 2025. The aim was to ensure effective and practical…
Dürr: Dry coating of electrodes developed
With X.Cellify DC, Dürr has developed a new type of dry coating for electrodes: The result is a free-standing film of active material that can be 100…
Plasmatreat at Euroguss 2026: From ultra-fine cleaning to corrosion protection
At Euroguss 2026 in Nuremberg, Plasmatreat will be demonstrating how atmospheric pressure plasma can be used to make metal surfaces process-safe for…
DVS Congress 2026 Call for Papers: Submit your contributions
The DVS Congress 2026 invites experts from research, industry and committed young professionals to actively participate in shaping its technical…
Henkel Color-TOC: New shades for thin-film technology
Henkel is introducing a color variant of its organic thin-film technology for metal surfaces, the so-called Thin Organic Coating (TOC). It combines…
EnviroFalk: New application consultant for water treatment
EnviroFalk welcomes Tobias Rath as a new application consultant for water treatment solutions in parts cleaning and surface technology.
Salzgitter AG and Umicore cooperate in iridium recycling
Salzgitter AG and Umicore's business unit MDS (Metal Deposition Solutions) have jointly established a process that enables the recovery of the rare…
CETS General Assembly promotes European cooperation
This year's General Assembly of the CETS - European Committee for Surface Treatment in Solingen, organized by the ZVO, clearly showed how strongly the…
SKZ enables measurable monitoring of adhesive curing
With innovative measurement technology, the SKZ is enabling real-time monitoring of adhesive curing processes for the first time. Terahertz (THz) and…
Micro-Epsilon: Software tool for 3D sensors receives functional extension
The 3DInspect software tool from Micro-Epsilon is now available in version 3.0. The most important new feature is the "surface inspection" function…
GrindingHub Americas: New trade fair for grinding technology in America
GrindingHub Americas will be the first and so far only trade fair in America dedicated exclusively to grinding technology in 2027. Cincinnati (Ohio)…
BFS General Meeting: Board confirmed for a further term of office
The Federal Paint and Property Protection Committee (BFS) met for its annual general meeting in Witten on November 20, 2025. At this meeting, the…
Sata establishes sales office in Dubai for Middle East and Africa
Sata is strengthening its market presence in the Middle East and Africa by establishing a new sales organization in Dubai, which will be operational…
Wacker Chemie announces savings program with job cuts
Wacker Chemie wants to reduce its costs by over 300 million euros per year through a cost-cutting program. To this end, over 1,500 jobs are to be cut…
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