PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has introduced the UltraPax coatings system, a packaged system of pretreatment products and powder coatings engineered together to meet stringent standards for the protection of metal substrates.

Firestone Building Products Company LLC, a leading manufacturer and supplier of a comprehensive “Roots to Rooftops” portfolio of products, has introduced Fluid Applied Metal Roofing Systems, a family of products which help extend the life of commercial and industrial metal roofs.

The ever-increasing worldwide demand for electrical power and prospects for future development of entire continents require continuous upgrading of production and distribution infrastructures.

A new process, InnerArmor, from a Wallwork Group company, Tecvac, is able to extend the service life and effectiveness of pipework, pumps, valves and other hollow process vessels.

DCHN LLC demonstrated the exceptional chemical stability and corrosive resistance of Micralox, an innovative anodic coating, at the MD&M East trade show in the US city of Philadelphia. Micralox is a patented aluminum oxide coating with a micro-crystalline barrier that revolutionises aluminum anodising.

NEI Corporation announced recently it has introduced a chromate-free, electrically conducting conversion coating that significantly improves the corrosion resistance of lightweight metal alloy components.

BASF has acquired new business with Ford Otosan and has supplied basecoats and clearcoats for the company’s plant in Kocaeli, Turkey, since the beginning of this year. Ford Otosan, leader of the Turkish automotive industry, is positioned as the commercial vehicles production hub of Ford Europe.