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EC Podcast: Overcoming the digital divide in coatings innovation with Albert Invent
What drives a seasoned R&D leader to leave a major multinational and reshape digital formulation? In the latest episode of the European Coatings Podcast, editor Yeray Lopez is joined by Nick Talken,...
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AIMPLAS advances microalgae-based coatings in EU MULTIPLY project
The EU-funded MULTIPLY project unites 17 partners to develop ten microalgae-based solutions for food, feed, cosmetics, lubricants and packaging. AIMPLAS is contributing recyclable barrier coatings for...
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Nippon Paint Holdings to reacquire European automotive coatings business
Nippon Paint Holdings has announced the reacquisition of its European automotive coatings business from the Wuthelam Group. The transaction, valued at approximately EUR 47 million, follows a restructuring...
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Siegwerk invests in Des Moines and Morganton
Siegwerk is strengthening its presence in the USA and Canada through strategic investments in production capacity, efficiency improvements and sustainable operating structures. The Des Moines and Morganton...
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Byk opens expanded laboratory in Guangzhou to strengthen technical support in southern China
Additives specialist Byk has inaugurated new laboratory facilities at the South China New Material Industrial Park in Guangzhou, nearly doubling its laboratory space. The expansion strengthens the company's...
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Nanoflower microcapsules power anti-/deicing coatings
A newly developed photothermal superhydrophobic coating combines nanoflower-like double-shell phase-change microcapsules with a low-surface-energy fluorosilane matrix. Under simulated icing conditions,...
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How cool is a cool coating? Digital twins predict thermal performance in buildings
How multiphysics simulation can help formulators assess IR-reflective coatings under realistic conditions and establish the basis for long-term performance prediction. By Yeray López Arauco, based on...
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Europe’s Top 25 coatings manufacturers by country
Europe’s coatings industry continues to be shaped by a small number of countries. The recently published 2026 Top 25 ranking of Europe’s largest coatings manufacturers shows that Germany, the Netherlands,...
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Copper nanoclusters boost flame and microbial resistance of WPU
Researchers have engineered a water-borne polyurethane composite by incorporating casein-templated copper nanoclusters as a green multifunctional nanofiller. The system integrates enhanced flame retardancy,...
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