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Practical, sustainable, economical, safety, enabling – all different lenses through which implementation of EB and UV can provide solutions to the coil coating industry. Technology with a myriad of solutions? What’s the catch?

At the ACS Community Hub during the American Coatings Show 2026, Alix Stevenson, Vice President of R&D at Standard Paints, Brian Okerberg, Senior Research Associate at PPG, and Angus Findlay, R&D Director at Akzo Nobel, discussed how coatings manufacturers are balancing regulatory compliance, sustainability, performance, and cost amid increasing market pressure.

RadTech Europe and RadTech North America are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Joint RTE/RTNA Regulatory Seminar, taking place online on 9 & 11 June 2026.

PPG has announced the installation of a new testing line dedicated to radiation-curable coatings at its European R&D Centre in Marly, France. The investment aims to accelerate innovation in UV-curing coatings and expand applications in key industries.

At interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf, IST METZ will be presenting a comprehensive portfolio of cutting-edge UV and LED curing systems in Hall 8, Stand B48, at the PrintCity joint stand.

Fraunhofer FEP presents further development of titanium coating for composite bipolar plates

If you think the regulatory burden for coatings firms is already high, get ready for the next big thing – the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) (Regulation (EU) 2025/40).

The current March 2026 update from Advanced UV for Life addresses the further progress of the RoHS exemption procedure for UV technologies and the timeline for regulatory decisions at EU level.