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Photo Gallery: December 2021 Coatings+ Conference Scenes

U-M Leads Effort to Develop Icephobic Coating for Solar Panels

Seal for Life Acquires Two Texas-Based Industrial Coatings Companies

Image courtesy of Seal for Life.

Arkema Set to Acquire South Africa Adhesives Manufacturer

Honeywell Collaborates with UT Austin on Carbon Capture and Storage Technology

Happy New Year From Materials Performance Magazine

Make Plans to Attend AMPP Annual Conference + Expo in March 2022

Recruiting, Retaining, and Training a New Generation of Craftworkers

Panelists at the Coatings+ workshop included AMPP’s Melissa Craig; Chris Kucherawy of Conomos Industrial Painting & Coating Services; and Tanner Carroll, Jesús Martinez, and Ken Seal of the The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT).

Strategies to Inspect Thermal Spray Zinc Metalizing

Image courtesy of Bernardo Duran, International Zinc Association.

Happy Holidays From Materials Performance Magazine

Westlake Chemical Acquires Epoxy Business from Hexion Holdings

University Researchers Develop Sustainable Petroleum-Like Liquid for Plastics and Parts

Researchers from the National Science Foundation Center for Sustainable Polymers have developed a chemical technology of combined fermentation and chemical refining that can produce petroleum-like liquids from renewable plants. Image courtesy of John Beumer, NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers.

Eni, Oceanit Present HeatX Nanocomposite for Decarbonization

Image courtesy of Oceanit.

ASCO Relaunches OBM as Energy Industry Recruitment Arm

Bob Watt, Shannon Stewart, Anneka Scales, Cara Hughes, Shona Allan, Craig Revie. Photo courtesy of ASCO.

Canadian Company Develops Carbon-Based Icephobic Coating