coatings
Innovating sustainably
Joseph Campagna, vice president for marketing, packaging coatings at Sherwin-Williams, explains the development of the company’s valPure V70 epoxy coating technology
AkzoNobel launches bisphenol-free internal coating for beverage can ends
As a BPA-NI coating, Accelshield 700 does not use BPA or bisphenol-based epoxies as part of its manufacturing process. It complies with both Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and EU regulations.
PPG names new packaging coatings global technical director
PPG has named Polina Ware as its new packaging coatings global technical director, effective 9 January 2023.
A new era of beverage cans
Dr Robyn McMillan, global beverage segment manager at PPG Packaging Coatings, explains why industry collaboration and coatings innovation are key to metal packaging evolution
Partner power drives AzkoNobel carbon reduction initiative
Value chain partners have joined forces with AkzoNobel in the fields of circular solutions, process efficiency and solvent reduction in a determined effort to collectively reduce carbon emissions in the paints and coatings value chain.
Henkel and cyclos-HTP enter into strategic partnership
Henkel and cyclos-HTP Institute (CHI), a company specialised in the classification, assessment and certification of recyclability of packaging and goods, have announced a strategic partnership.
AkzoNobel’s non-BPA can coating becomes available on Chemsec
AkzoNobel Packaging Coating’s non-BPA beverage can coating – Aqualure G1 50 – is now listed as an Evaluated Alternative by Chemsec on its global online Marketplace.
AkzoNobel urges industry to shape change together in converting to a bisphenol-free world
AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings has published a new paper in response to moves across Europe to potentially ban all bisphenols in future can packaging.
The evolving role of coatings technical service teams
By Jenica Eisenbach, global technical service director, PPG Packaging Coatings
PPG packaging announces leadership team updates
PPG packaging coatings has announced leadership team updates to meet the dynamic can making industry’s needs.
The birth of DWI technology
Evert van de Weg explores the inception and developments of the draw and wall ironing process used in the production of two-piece beverage cans
Sun Chemical to further increase prices
Sun Chemical has announced further price increases across its entire portfolio of packaging, commercial sheetfed, and screen inks, coatings, consumables, and adhesives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
AkzoNobel to acquire Grupo Orbis and expand in South and Central America
AkzoNobel is to further expand its long-term position in South and Central America after reaching an agreement to acquire Colombia-based paints and coatings company Grupo Orbis.
AkzoNobel and TNW partner for Paint the Future tech appeal
AkzoNobel and TNW (The Next Web) have joined forces on the Paint the Future 2021 global startup challenge.