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Akzo Nobel Headquarter

Investment and closure

AkzoNobel has recently presented a plan that includes a €22 million investment to establish the Montataire site as a flagship for paint production.

Powder coating conveyor system at Vailant.

Automated paint shop in heat pump mega-factory

Vaillant invested in a new mega-factory for heat pumps. The plant also houses a new, fully automated paint shop. 

Powder Coating in a paint shop

PPG Partners with Italian Powder Coating Distributer

Paint and Coating manufacturer PPG has announced a strategic partnership with Saro/Siccardi, Italy’s largest distributor of powder coatings. The collaboration aims to strengthen PPG’s distribution...

Blasting pre-treatment before painting

Blasting of large steel structures

Aker Solutions a provider of products for the global energy industry invested in a new, fully automated shot blasting and paint shop at its shipyard in Norway.

Wind energy blade

Hontek and Socomore Partner to Enhance Wind Energy Protection

Hontek Corporation and Socomore have announced a strategic partnership aimed at advancing erosion protection technologies for the wind energy sector.

IntAIRCOAT 2025: Call for Speakers published

IntAIRCOAT, the leading international conference on aerospace painting and coating, has released its Call for Speakers. The conference will take place in the spring of 2025 and is looking for speakers....

Overspray-free paint application on glass surfaces

PAN-DUR GmbH is the first furniture manufacturer to use Dürr’s overspray-free paint application to coat the glass surfaces of refrigerated cabinets, such as those found in supermarkets.

New coil coating innovation center

Beckers Group recently opened a new facility, called FutureLab, in Liverpool, UK. This state-of-the-art facility aims to develop next generation of sustainable coil coatings.

New particles for metal effect powder coatings

To adress customer demand for more sustainable metal effect architectural finishes, AkzoNobel has developed a new range of powder coatings.

New CEO and growth plan announced

Coatmaster AG has announced the implementation of a strategic initiative to strengthen its position in the powder coating sector.

Kamp Coatings paint shop

Paint shop with electroless dip coating in XL format

Dutch Contact Coater Kamp Coating invests in new paint shop with a wide range of coating processes for small and large components. The investment includes a sustainable alternative to e-coats.

PPG DuraNext Coil Coating

New energy-curable coil coatings

PPG launched a new portfolio of electron-beam (EB) and ultraviolet (UV) curable backers, primers, basecoats and clearcoats for coil coaters.

Plasmatreat strengthens Spanish subsidiary

Plasmatreat Iberia, a subsidiary of German Plasmatreat GmbH, a technology leader in atmospheric plasma pre-treatment of surfaces, is further expanding its presence on the Iberian Peninsula.

Akzo Nobel Can Coatings

New Can Coating for beverage industry

Beverage can makers are set to benefit from a new AkzoNobel high-performance internal can coating technology which is free of bisphenols, styrene, PFAS and formaldehyde.