Mexico. The National Association of Paint and Ink Manufacturers (Anafapyt) celebrates 79 years of history.

Colombia. PPG, supplier of automotive coatings, has announced the arrival of PPG Moonwalk in Colombia, which becomes the second Latin American market, the first in the Andean region, to have this technology.

Argentina. Aimed at contacts in Argentina and Uruguay, Sherwin-Williams invites you to its webinar "Industrial Flooring and Surface Coatings", which will take place this Thursday, September 28.

Brazil. Specialty chemicals company Nouryon announced that its nine manufacturing plants in Brazil now run on electricity sourced solely from renewable energy sources.

United States. Axalta Coating Systems announced that Brian Berube has decided to retire as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary later this year.

United States. Researchers at the American Chemical Society (ACS) develop a cost-effective, energy-efficient coating by mimicking a desert-dwelling chameleon. The material could keep buildings cool in summer or warm in winter, without additional energy.

United States. The research team from NETL and the University of Pittsburgh demonstrates the use of plasmonic nanomaterials (pNP) and porous polymer composite coatings in fiber-optic sensing technologies that can detect energy-relevant gases.

International. BASF is expanding its growing portfolio of 14C biobased monomers with a patented process for the production of 2-octyl acrylate (2-OA).

Argentina. Paclín, a 40-year-old SME from Cordoba in the market, became the first company in the world in the field of paints to be certified as a B Company.

Brazil. PPG announces that it has completed the expansion of its powder coatings plant in Sumaré, Brazil.

Since April of this year, Santiago Ángel has been the commercial manager of Quimicoplásticos, a company with a long history in the distribution of raw materials for the paint industry. By Federico Duarte Garcés

The solvent-free formulation of this technology leads to the non-emission of volatile organic components. By Painting Zone

As end consumers, we are exposed to many offers in today's market of products that lead us to question where they come from and how their uses affect our environment. By Vanessa Palomo Vizcaino*

In the midst of the pandemic, Ruth Rodríguez took over as executive director of the Mexican Association of Surface Finishing Industrialists (AMAS). Since then, he has weathered endless challenges from his inner strength and discovery of new horizons for the industry. By Federico Duarte Garcés

We spoke to the team at Signify, a world leader in lighting, to help us spot the key aspects of colour selection. By Claudio Fazzone*

On World Environment Day I consider it pertinent that the work carried out in the different techniques of Corrosion Control, where its main objective is to protect structures and their components, contribute to the environment through increased durability. By JUAN MANUEL ÁLVAREZ*

Corrosion control, which can be assessed, measured or established in a structure, is determined by the protection time. This is achieved by the mechanisms that are taken as protection design or by the assertive selection, preparation and application of products. By JUAN MANUEL ÁLVAREZ*

The evaluation of two geographical areas was carried out for the selection and estimation of the atmospheric corrosivity category based on ISO 9223 through a methodology that includes the measurement of the percentage of relative humidity (% RH), the measurement of temperature (T) and the deposition of chlorides (Sd) with the considerations for...