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BASF Receives PEP Environmental Stewardship Award

This award honors BASF for its stewardship and aims to inspire more businesses to be environmentally conscious and responsible.

PPG's 2023 Color of the Year Expected to Influence Industrial Design

PPG expects its color, Vining Ivy, to impact industrial and consumer product design.

Liquid Coating

Two-Component Paint System for Agricultural, Construction Equipment

HMG Paints' CFB 2K System is said to deliver a great finish for both OEMs and refinishes due to the excellent flow properties of CFB 2K Topcoat.

Graphene-Enhanced, Water-Based Architectural Paint

According to Gerdau Graphene, the new paint is ideal for use on concrete, cement, metal and asphalt.

One-Coat Fire Protection for Structural Steels

Humidur Char can be applied in one layer on minimum preparation standards, with no primer nor mesh required. The coating provide the essential passive fire protection on structural steel used in the global oil, gas and chemical industries.

Powder Coating

Anti-Corrosive Powder Coatings for Agriculture, Construction

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings’ Interpon ACE range is specifically designed to withstand harsh weather conditions, chemical corrosion and scratching and abrasion.

Brown and Caldwell Helps Improve Acid Phase Digestion System

The project at Columbus, Ohio’s Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant will rehabilitate acid phase digesters and other aging ancillary equipment to create an acid phase digestion system with capacity-enhancing, financial benefits.

Powder Coating

PPG Repaints Historic Building in Philadelphia

The Bulletin Building recently underwent a series of transformations, including a new, galaxy red paint job by PPG. The company applied a Coraflon powder coating for the structure’s new signature feature, a multistory glass façade.

PPG to Showcase Coil Coatings at Metalcon 2021

At the event, PPG will highlight PPG Duranar, PPG Durastar, PPG Duraform and PPG Coraflon ADS coatings. These lines of coil coatings are designed for industrial, residential and commercial metal building products.

Powder Coating

White Paper Discusses the Role of Powder Coating and Increased Durability for a Sustainable Future

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings releases Interpon white paper on the need for greater use of increased durability powder coatings in the architectural sector.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passes the Senate

Senate has approves $1 trillion infrastructure deal.

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) to Host AAMA webinar

The webinar will cover recent updates and significant changes being made to FGIA hardware-focused documents

Powder Coating

IFS Coatings' Pureflex Fastcure Cures Rebar Faster, Cooler

IFS Coatings has launched Pureflex Fastcure, its new fusion-bed epoxy powder coating for rebar, which the company says cures faster and at lower temperatures than standard formulations.

Powder Coating

IFS Coatings Launches FBE Powder Coating for Rebar

IFS Coatings has launched a Fusion Bonded Epoxy powder coating for rebar that reportedly cures more quickly than standard formulations or at lower temperatures.

Liquid Coating

PPG Coatings Used for Raiders' Allegiant Stadium

PPG has provided an extensive roster of coatings to protect Las Vegas’s new Allegiant Stadium and enhance its appearance.

Liquid Coating

Doerken Adds Staff for Business Development

New staff supports construction, agriculture and industrial applications, as well as application technology.

Electroplating

George Koch Sons Acquires Jessup Engineering

Jessup is a Rochester Hills, Michigan-based company with more than 45 years experience providing automated finishing systems to the aerospace, automotive, industrial and agriculture industries.

Parts Cleaning

How KVF Quad in East Moline Survives in a Dwindling Manufacturing Industry

Television station WQAD shows us that when companies like John Deere suffer, so too does KVF Quad Corporation, which does a lot of business related to the ag industry.

Parts Cleaning

Crown Group earns John Deere Supplier of the Year and Partner-level Supplier

Crown Group is a supplier of coating services to John Deere’s Tractor Cab and Assembly Operations in Waterloo, Iowa.

Anodizing

Columbia Chemical Gains Approvals As Preferred Supplier For Zinc And Zinc-Alloy Plating Processes

Gains approvals from John Deere, GM, NCR and Alfagomma after processes were subjected to rigorous testing at each facility.

Parts Cleaning

PPG recognized as John Deere Supplier of the Year

PPG selected in appreciation of its dedication to providing products and services of outstanding quality, its risk-minimizing Secure Launch Excellence process and its commitment to continuous improvement.

Electrocoating

George Koch Sons Acquiring Price Industries

Grand Rapids based company has more than 30 years experience in material handling systems for the aerospace, automotive, industrial, military and agriculture industries.

Anodizing

Caterpillar Is Back on the Coatings Prowl

Caterpillar has been developing and applying advanced wear coatings to extend the service life and performance of its machine components, whether new or remanufactured, for decades. Now Caterpillar’s advanced wear coatings are available to others through Cat Remanufacturing, including turnkey coating and finishing.

Electrocoating

The Call of Heavy Duty Coatings

PPG renews its commitment to heavy-duty equipment coatings with Caterpillar as it is selected the company’s industrial coatings business as the sole heavy-duty equipment coatings supplier for a new motor grader assembly plant in North Little Rock, Ark.

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