International. British Airways, like EasyJet (see news aquí), announced that it has extended its tests on a coating designed to improve fuel efficiency, in a move that seeks to save the airline from millions of pounds in the costs of this input.
International. When presenting the financial balance sheet for the last quarter of 2011, the company PPG reported a growth of 4% compared to the figures obtained in the immediately previous year reaching net sales of US $ 3,500 million.
Colombia. The Asociación Colombiana de Corrosión y Protección (Ascor) and the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia (Uptc) developed the program called "Interventoría en aplicación de recubrimientos anticorrosivos", a theoretical-practical course that will be held in Bogotá between March 9 and 17 of this year.
International. The coating application technique for various industries known as Coil Coatingis now being used to be applied in coatings that help capture the power of the sun.
It is used to apply selective absorption coatings to aluminum strips for thermal energy applications in solar power plants. The process provides the precise layers of coatings, necessary for high-performance solar absorption coatings.
According to the news published on the portal www.pcimag.com when using the Coil Coating process , thin coatings can be applied uniformly to a metal band, so that a highly selective coating and several functional layers will be applied in precise and thin layers.
Functional coating often includes nanoparticles, metal particles, metal oxide particles and pigments. Every coating has a job. For example, a layer can absorb shortwave solar radiation while becoming transparent to long-wave radiant heat. The result is a conduction of shortwave solar radiation converted into long-wave radiant heat, so that the absorption plate is heated as needed.
The outer layers can be reflective for radiant heat and thus the absorbent coating emits little heat to the outside. Additional coating layers provide moisture and temperature resistance against corrosion. Other layers provide adhesion properties, which substantially improve the strength of the coating in the intense sun.
According to the note, the Coil Coating process makes it possible to produce absorbent panels at a much lower cost than previous necessary processes such as PVD and CVD.
Holland. AkzoNobel announced plans to strengthen its position in the packaging coatings market through the right it has to buy the remaining shares of Metlac, a packaging coatings producer headquartered in Italy.
Mexico. According to the National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (Denue) 2022, Manufacture of Paints, Coatings and Adhesives registered 708...
Argentina. Under the theme of the 140th Anniversary of Ushuaia, AkzoNobel and its paint brand Alba, within the framework of its global program "Come...
International. INEOS Automotive and BASF's Coatings division have signed an agreement for the global development of automotive refinishing paint and...