All About Altair: PPG earns 2024 Altair Enlighten Award for sustainable electrocoat technology
Cambridge, Ontario — On Wednesday, PPG announced that it has received a 2024 Altair Engineering for its sustainable electrocoat technology. The Altair Enlighten Award specifically honours sustainability and light weighting advancements in the automotive industry. PPG’s Enviro-Prime EPIC 200X electrocoat was first implemented at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada North Plant in Cambridge, Ontario in […]
Cooling Colours: Nissan develops automotive paint to cool vehicle interiors by 12 degrees Celsius
Toronto, Ontario — Nissan has been trialling an automotive paint aimed at lowering a vehicle’s ambient cabin temperature by as much as 12 degrees Celsius in summer and reducing the energy usage of vehicle air-conditioning systems. The paint, developed in partnership with Radi-Cool, a specialist in radiative cooling products, incorporates metamaterial synthetic composite materials and […]
Production Proliferation: PPG to build new paint and coatings manufacturing plant to support North American market
Toronto, Ontario — PPG has recently announced that it will be building a new paint and coatings manufacturing plant in Loudon County, Tennessee with the intention of further supporting the North American market. According to a LinkedIn post made by the company, the 250,000-square-foot-facility will be “the first new manufacturing plant to be built in […]
Como Gets Credit: AkzoNobel’s Como site achieves highest automotive industry quality certification
Como, Italy — AkzoNobel’s powder coatings site in Como, Italy has received International Automotive Task Force (IATF) 16949 certification. This certification specifically represents the global technical specification and quality management standard for the automotive industry. The certification focuses on several areas, including continuous improvement, defect prevention and waste reduction within the automotive supply chain. The […]
Bringing In Brian: AkzoNobel names Brian Martin business development manager, automotive and specialty coatings, North America
Toronto, Ontario — AkzoNobel has announced that Brian Martin has joined its Automotive and Specialty Coatings division as Business Development Manager for North America. According to a recent press release, “in his new role, Brian will be instrumental in the continuing development of dealership collision programs and will be the AkzoNobel brand ambassador with all […]
Sticking Together: AkzoNobel launches new multi-substrate primer for plastic automotive exteriors
Toronto, Ontario — AkzoNobel has announced the launch of a new 2K solvent-borne primer for OEM exterior plastic parts to aid in the adhesion challenges for customers. The solvent-borne primer comes in conductive and dark grey, and is designed so that there is no need to switch products in production, thereby reducing complexity and increasing […]
Feeling a Little Rusty: Tesla Cybertruck owners report rust problems
Toronto, Ontario — Some owners of Tesla’s Cybertruck have reported issues with rust and corrosion on the body of the new vehicle. According to recent reports from social media platforms such as X and online forums, Tesla Cybertruck owners are beginning to report issues with their new vehicles developing rust spots. In the owners’ manual […]
Kolor Kameleon: House of Kolor introduces New Kameleon FX packs
Toronto, Ontario — In a recent press release, House of Kolor has introduced New Kameleon FX packs; a colour-shifting technology designed to eliminate mottling between pigments. The New Kameleon FX packs are part of the Shirim 2 paint system and contain pearls that are tightly controlled in thickness so as to create clean effects when […]
Coating Cures: AkzoNobel launches pioneering low-energy powder coating
Toronto, Ontario — An industry-first architectural powder coating that can be cured at temperatures as low as 150 Celsius has been launched by AkzoNobel. According to a recent press release, the product—called Interpon D1036 Low-E—is a Qualicoat class one certified product that aims to help the automotive industry cut energy consumption by as much as […]
Building a Bio-Base: AkzoNobel uses canola and pine rosin to create first bio-based interior coating for Kia Motors
Toronto, Ontario — According to a recent press release, Kia Motors is using bio-based paint supplied by AkzoNobel for the inside of its new EV9 electric SUV. This partnership marks the first time the vehicle manufacturer has specified an interior-based bio coating. AkzoNobel has used two kinds of bio-rosin to create the product—one extracted from […]
