Voting Opens for JPCL Readers’ Choice Awards

Readers of the Journal of Protective Coatings & Linings can now cast their vote for their favorite articles in the sixth consecutive year of the JPCL Readers’ Choice Awards.

Lab Studies Ultrathin Solar Cell Protective Coating

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently examined an ultrathin protective coating designed to protect a perovskite solar cell from the harmful effects of...

APC Secures Turkish Tanker Coating Contracts

Protective coatings manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings Inc. (Avon, Ohio) recently announced via emailed press release that it has sealed several new contracts to apply its tank coating s...

Why Are High-Performance Polymers So Versatile?

by Emily Newton

Researchers and other professionals who work with polymers and similar materials are ...

Thermoplastics: The Genie is Peeking Out of the Bottle

by Warren Brand

You heard it here first, folks. Paint is dead. It just doesn’t know it yet.

A 63-year-old sculpture in Jamestown, North Dakota, shaped like what animal, is being prepared for an upcoming paint job?

Decorative paints company Coral, an AkzoNobel-owned brand, has recently developed a _________-repellent coating to fight against dengue fever in Brazil.

The Montana Department of Transportation recently announced plans to paint a walkway on the Beartracks Bridge in downtown Missoula with a concrete stain slated to reduce surface temperatures. If successful, do you think the coatings should be adopted for walkways in other, warmer states in the U.S.?

Specialty polymers company Kraton Corporation recently received an emergency exemption from the EPA for the deployment of its BiaXam copolymer for specific applications to help protect against SARS-CoV-2. Do you think similar exemptions will be provided for protective coating use on high-contact surfaces as social distancing restrictions are lifted?

What components of an onshore shale gas drilling rig require coating protection, and what properties must the coatings have?

What is the best way to protect an exposed concrete foundation?

Pipeline Field Joints: Exploring the Coating Technologies that Protect Against “Weak Links”

from JPCL, November 2014 ; by Adam Wynne Hughes, Pipeline Induction Heat Ltd, UK

This article illustrates coating technologies used to protect the ends of pipe length...

Concrete Infrastructure Protection: Trends and Solutions

from JPCL, July 2012 ; by Steven Reinstadtler, Bayer MaterialScience

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December 12, 2022

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November 10, 2022

MPI Commercial Coatings Summit

October 31 - November 1, 2022

Resource Guide: Coatings Equipment and Materials for Extreme Temperatures & Conditions

Sponsored by Sherwin-Williams; PPG/HiTemp; DRYCO; ITW Polymers Coatings; Jotun

From sub-zero to more than 1000° F, from caustic chemical...

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.