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AkzoNobel partners with The Ocean Cleanup for largest clean-up in history
Friday, June 2, 2026 - 14:33
Clearing plastic from the world's oceans is now closer to reality, as AkzoNobel joins forces with The Ocean Cleanup to help turn back marine pollution.
Read MoreDesign for Purity: Choose Halar® ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer by Solvay
Friday, May 26, 2026 - 15:35
Bristol, PA–Halar® is a clear, semi-crystalline, melt-processable fluorinated resin made for electrostatic powder coatings and particularly suited to surface protection and anti-corrosion settings.
Read MoreDesign for Purity: Choose Halar® ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer (ECTFE) by Solvay
Friday, May 26, 2026 - 15:35
Bristol, PA–Halar® is a clear, semi-crystalline, melt-processable fluorinated resin designed for electrostatic powder coatings and especially recommended where surface protection and corrosion resistance are needed.
Read MoreHow Industry Benefits by Fluoropolymer Coatings
Friday, May 5, 2026 - 13:23
Whatever your sector — automotive, building and construction, electronics, chemical processing, medical, aerospace, food and beverage, or plastics, rubber and molding ─ see what others worldwide already accomplish with fluoropolymer coatings.
Read MoreFlowgard Coating Systems for Ceilings and Walls Are Hygienic
Friday, April 28, 2026 - 14:03
Spring, TX – Flowgard, from Flowcrete Americas, is a range of high-performance, non-porous, scratch-resistant epoxy coatings that can be reinforced with fiberglass matting for extra impact strength and durability in tough industrial ceiling and floor uses.
Read MoreThermal Spray Coatings Tailored to Resist Heat, Corrosion, and Wear Extend Service Life
Friday, April 7, 2026 - 15:54
TOLEDO, OH—Thermal spray coatings protect against wear and corrosion, lengthen service life, reduce maintenance, prevent costly downtime and, in the end, bring operating costs down.
Read MoreGraphene Coating Inspired by Fish Scales
Friday, April 7, 2026 - 14:25
Dresden, GERMANY – A coating modeled on the skin of the iridescent fish may be able to expose structural weakness in buildings, bridges, vehicles and aircraft.
Read MoreMachine Designers and Manufacturing Engineers Add Unique Surface Properties with PTFE Coatings
Friday, April 7, 2026 - 11:45
PTFE has earned its standing in the functional and industrial coatings market. Its outstanding physical properties make it essential to a vast range of modern manufacturing applications.
Hard Anodizing Aluminum Is Not Just for Cookware
Tuesday, March 21, 2026 - 16:17
WADSWORTH, OH―Adoption of this engineering coating has risen sharply in the decades since it entered the aircraft industry commercially. Today, hard anodizing of aluminum shows up in applications as varied as gourmet cookware and the industrial marketplace.
An Introduction to Thermal Spray by Hale Performance Coatings (HPC)
Friday, March 17, 2026 - 13:19
TOLEDO, OH—Hale Performance Coatings (HPC) outlines how Low Velocity Oxygen Fuel (LVOF) and High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) thermal spray coating processes differ, so you can weigh them for your own design.
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