Canadian Finishing & Coatings Manufacturing Digital Digest, The Finish Line, is distributed on the first and third Tuesday of every month.
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2024 Issues
ChemQuest Adds to Leadership Team | Brenntag Partners with AI Provider | Gema Welcomes New Controller and More - April 16, 2024
BASF Named One of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers | Rust-Oleum Presents Colour of the Year | Spray Tech Industrial Merges with PBS and more - March 19, 2024
Brenntag Awarded ISCC Plus Cert | Arya Chem Named Canadian Distributor for DCL | LANXESS Expands in North America and more - March 5, 2024
Akzo Launches New Ready-To-Ship Architectural Powders | PPG Adds Two Adhesives to Aerospace Portfolio | Optimise Chemical Dosing to Cut Costs and more - February 21, 2024
Chris Merritt Retires from Gema | AMPP Names New CFO | AkzoNobel helps Aakaar with Chrome Alternative and more - February 6, 2024
PPG Names New Sustainability VP | Polychem Powder Launches Colour Trends | BYK Offers Calibration Upgrade and more - January 23, 2024
Andicor Joins Lintech | Dynamix Adds to its Team | ABB Acquires Canadian Sensor Company and more - January 9, 2024
2023 Issues
AkzoNobel Co-develops AI Software | PPG Opens $17M Aerospace Center | AMPP Reveals Conference Keynote Speaker and more - December 19, 2023
CPCA Announces 2024 Conference Location | CASF Presents Leadership Award | DOW Canada to Construct World’s First Net-Zero Complex and more - December 5, 2023
Sames North America Opens Powder Lab | AkzoNobel Launches Low Energy Powder | Government Publishes DSAR for Titanium Compounds and more - November 21, 2023
Protech Acquires MF Paints | Change in Management for SATA Canada | Clariant Launches PTFE-Free Alternative | Kontek Welcomes New Engineering Designer and more - November 7, 2023
Axine Water Tech Expands Leadership Team | Sherwin-Williams Elects New CEO | PPG Partners in Optical Coatings and more - October 17, 2023
NTS Expands with New HQ | CMTS Returns to Toronto | AkzoNobel’s Colour of the Year for Wood | Sames Modular Mixing and more - September 19, 2023
Barentz Names New CEO | PPG Announces 2024 Colour of the Year | BASF Updates Sustainability Method | Novarc to Demo Cobots at FABTECH and more - September 5, 2023
Dispersion Lab Opens Doors for Customers | PPG Appoints John Bruno to Finance VP | DuBois Hosts First Webinar | Schold Mfg. Acquires EMI Mills and more - August 15, 2023
Federal Grant Boosts AM Innovation in BC | MKS Launches Closed-Loop System for Plating | CCAI Announces Two Updated Tech Manuals and More - August 1, 2023
ChemQuest Welcomes New Director | BYK Honoured With Innovation Award | UV Coating Market Expected to Reach $7K Million and more - July 4, 2023
Tolsa Reports Growth of Fireproof Additive | Carlisle Welcomes New Global Product Manager | Oxo Alcohol Market Growth and more - May 2, 2023
Capturing Tribal Knowledge | Sherwin-Williams Wins Three AMPP Awards | PPG’s New Aerospace Sealant Kit and more - April 18, 2023
BlastOne Acquires VertiDrive | Toronto Startup Focuses on Automotive Paint Challenges | Carlisle Fluid Announces Promotions and more - April 4, 2023
FABTECH Adds Orlando to Event Rotation | Venjakob Demos Roller Coating Live | CASF Announces 2023 Board of Directors and more - March 21, 2023
Lorama Introduces Industrial Colourants | Automation for ESD Coatings | New Field Testing Equipment and more - March 7, 2023
Microcolor Dispersions Acquires F.H. & Sons | AkzoNobel brings a New Reality in Paint Training | PMRA Publishes Final Assessments for Six Critical Paint Preservatives and more - February 21, 2023
BASF recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers | AkzoNobel goes 100% Renewable in North America | DeFelsko Launches Gloss Meter | Gema adds to Service Team and more - February 7, 2023
AkzoNobel Launches EV Powder Coatings | Healthy Growth for Coatings Additives | Gema Promotes Merritt to VP and more - January 24, 2023
Pigment Manufacturer files Chapter 11 | Caplugs Launches Free Webinar Series | AkzoNobel Names New Managing Director of Industrial Coatings and more - January 10, 2023
2022 Issues
Happy Holidays from CFCM | NASF to host conference in Hawaii | ROSS Dual Shaft Mixer and more - December 20, 2022
European Court Rules Ti02 was Wrongly Classified | Umicore Explores EV Battery Material Partnership | PAMA hosts Flame Resistant Webinar and more - December 6, 2022
On the Show Floor at FABTECH 2022 | CPCA Welcomes New Board Member | LestaUSA Partners with Wagner and more - November 15, 2022
Dupont launches Cyanide-free Silver | DOPAG adds progressive cavity pumps | AkzoNobel and Carlisle Fluid Tech people announcements and more - November 1, 2022
Quaker Houghton Names Canadian Account Manager | BASF Partners in Developing Shark-like Surface Tech | Helmee Imaging Opens US Company and more - October 18, 2022
ABB invests $13M in Canadian Expansion | SAMES KREMLIN Rebrands | Management Change at SATA Canada and more - October 4, 2022
ICA hosts Grand Opening | Cortec’s new COO | AkzoNobel names Director of Powder Coatings | RadTech posts Fall Meeting Schedule and More - September 20, 2022
AkzoNobel creates Bespoke Colours for Euro Airline | EPA Approves RadTech Test Method | PPG’s 2023 Colour of the Year | People Announcements | Product News and more - September 7, 2022
Plating Facility Overrode 460 Alarms | Nouryon Granted Patent for Tagged Polymers | SAMES KREMLIN Names New Canadian Regional Manager and more - August 16, 2022
BASF Teams Up with THOR | AkzoNobel Names New CEO | PPG Gives Lyft Retroreflective Power and more - July 5, 2022
FABTECH Canada Returns | SUR/FIN 2022 | Orion Increases Prices for Carbon Black and More - June 21, 2022
BMW to Use BASF Sustainable Coatings, Carbon Black Price Increase, People Announcements, and More - May 17, 2022
FedDev Invests $2M in Lorama Group, Nouryon Hikes Price on DME, and more - May 3, 2022
Keeping Environmental Over-Checking In Check - April 20, 2022
FABTECH Canada / CPCA Keynote / Product News - April 5, 2022
Evonik Introduces Renewable Isophorone Products - March 15, 2022
Ceresana Analyzes Market for Paints and Coatings - March 1, 2022
Government of Canada Awards Funding for Coatings Research - February 15, 2022
Latest Products Incoming 2022 - February 1, 2022
New Acquisitions in 2022 - January 18, 2022
New Coating Developments on the Horizon for 2022 - January 4, 2022
2021 Issues
Price Increases Continue Due to Resin Shortage - December 21, 2021
New Coating Technology Developments on the Rise - December 7, 2021
Powder Coatings' Vital Role in an Electric Future - November 16, 2021
Alyssa Kerslake Joins CFCM as Managing Editor - November 3, 2021
AAC Elects First Female Chair, Archroma Celebrates 8th Anniversary and More in CFCM Magazine’s The Finish Line! - October 19, 2021
The Premiere Issue of The Finish Line is Here - October 5, 2021
