Coatings update What's new?

The coatings industry is in large measure a function of the world around it. Advances in related disciplines are scrutinised carefully by coatings chemists because of the ramifications that these new discoveries and inventions may have if applied directly to the coatings area. This is certainly true relative to new resins and other raw materials. It applies also to the development of new energy forms which reflect themselves in new ways to cure coatings. Accordingly, some of these newer advances which could eventually have important ramifications in the coatings industry will be reviewed here.