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The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) Scholarship Program will begin accepting applications for 2022 in early January.

CFCM Venkajob Spray One At this year’s WMS show, Venjakob will exhibit the new compact spray coating machine, VEN SPRAY ONE, which is designed for the needs of entry-level users.

CFCM Hempel Executive Team A new Executive Group Management (EGM) at Hempel A/S will double its revenue to €3 billion by 2025, with a more straightforward organization that is more closely aligned with customers.

CFCM Clariant Golden Color Clariant pays tribute to the year to come in its new Decorative Coatings Trends for 2022 – “golden.” Consumers can take inspiration for decorating their rooms, spaces and furniture from the palette’s 40 new shades that reflect four different phases of natural human behaviours in the new world in which we live.

CFCM Powder Coating Week 2022 Registration PCI's Powder Coating Week 2022 returns to the Renaissance Orlando at Seaworld in Orlando, FL, from March 7-9. Registration is open for the event that comprises of three separate programs offering a combination of powder coating activities.

CFCM PPG Indycar PPG has agreed to become the Official Paint and Finishing Supplier of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. As part of the multi-year agreement, PPG is also the Official Sponsor of Indianapolis 500 qualifying weekend.

CFCM Azelis Hexigone Azelis Canada recently announced a new distribution agreement with Hexigone. Azelis will distribute Hexigone’s Intelli-ion corrosion inhibitors across Canada.

CFCM Stuart Semple White Paint In developing the most pigmented colours for paint, self-proclaimed art nerd and colour wizard Stuart Semple has recently announced his creation of the “whitest white paint.”

The Heubach GmbH Group published its second sustainability report in October 2021. This report summarizes the company’s activities and progress for 2018 to 2020 at its sites in Germany, the US, and China and provides an outlook on the goals it has set for the coming years.

CFCM Resin Shortage Paint Cans The industry has continued to see an increase in costs for raw materials that are becoming even more difficult to find due to supply shortages. Factors resulting from several key events from the past year have all played a hand in the resin shortage.