An aircraft coating may represent only a fraction of an aircraft's total value, but replacing it can involve a qualification process that is anything but small. The aerospace coatings market operates ... Read More
When US and Israeli strikes hit Iran on 28 February 2026, few commodity analysts expected the Methanol Market to become one of the clearest casualties. Yet six months later, methanol has emerged as on... Read More
A tractor, excavator or crane is not judged on how it looks in the showroom. It is judged on how it looks and performs after years of mud, UV exposure, chemical splash, vibration and repeated impact, ... Read More
East Africa is attracting increasing attention from coatings manufacturers, and at first glance the investment case looks straightforward. The region has a growing population, rapid urbanization, hous... Read More
Aseptic packaging is no longer simply a packaging format. It is increasingly becoming a technology platform connecting product preservation, packaging materials, filling systems and supply-chain econo... Read More
For most of its history, the coatings industry has been bought and sold on a relatively simple equation: price per litre, coverage and volume. That equation is losing relevance in the segments where c... Read More
A locomotive or freight wagon is not repainted because it looks tired. It is repainted, or more often touched up, against a maintenance schedule set years in advance, on rolling stock that can remain ... Read More
For most of the last decade, the carbon black story was fairly simple: capacity grew, mostly in Asia, while the West gradually gave up share. That version is still directionally true, but it has stopp... Read More
The packaging coatings market is entering a new phase of competition.For years, the coating applied to a can, closure, tube or other packaging format was largely treated as an invisible functional lay... Read More
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has become one of the most efficient materials in modern packaging. Its combination of low weight, transparency, mechanical strength, barrier performance, food-contact... Read More
