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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…
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…
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