Tag: coatings

Coatings play a pivotal role in enhancing the performance and longevity of stainless steel, especially in terms of corrosion resistance. Stainless steel, known for its inherent corrosion-resistant properties, can benefit significantly from coatings that provide additional protective layers, thereby extending its utility in harsh environments.

DuPont increases product line prices

DuPont Performance Coatings will increase prices across all of its product lines by up to 20% and more for some specific products or customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This increase applies to all coatings, particularly Industrial Liquid, Powder Coatings and the OEM automotive business. The price increase will be implemented in April 2011.

New coatings factory for China

Akzo Nobel is investing in a new factory for decorative coatings.

New metal spray process

Inovati (Santa Barbara, CA, USA) has developed a low-temperature metal deposition technique, Kinetic Metallization (KM).

Industrial Gases joint venture in China

BOC and Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec-YPC), a subsidiary of the Sinopec Group, have formed a joint venture known as Nanjing BOC-YPC Gases Company Ltd (BYG) to meet expanding industrial gases requirements in Nanjing, China.