Labour Shortages Impact Print Industry The print industry in Germany counts a total of 8,700 trainees. But the training and skilled labour situation is placing increased pressure on this sector with a workforce totalling 110,00 employees. Some 75% of the...

OPC UA  NPE 2024 – What's in it for the Customer? "An educational initiative for OPC UA must be launched" Industry interview with Tony Marchelletta, National Sales Manager Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery N.A. Does Sumitomo Demag already offer its customers injection molding...

The coatings industry is facing many challenges, some of which can very well become opportunities”: PPCJ speaks to ChemQuest’s latest Vice President, Sharon Feng Sharon Feng has recently been appointed as a Vice President at global consulting firm ChemQuest, having...

Did You Know That Rice Bran Waxes Can Replace Carnauba Waxes? Carnauba wax, derived from palm leaves, has long been considered as the gold standard for delivering key properties like hardness, scratch resistance, and gloss in coatings. However, with increasing...

Focus on extenders & fillers: Bismuth – An environmentally friendly Critical Mineral with growing consumption in new technologies and the green economy Robin Goad, President & CEO, Fortune Minerals Limited, gives a comprehensive overview of bismuth, one of the common...

Focus on Smart Coatings: LLM Fuels AI Innovations in the Coatings Industry Sarah Gibbons reports for PPCJ on how Large Language Models (LLM) is fuelling AI innovations that could transform the paint and coatings sector From formula composition and supply chain logistics...