In the paint and coatings industry, everyone talks about quality, yet very few talk seriously...
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The Paint Industry in Greece: Recovery, Challenges and Prospects for 2026
The Paint Industry in Greece: Recovery, Challenges and Prospects for 2026 The production sector for paints, varnishes, and coatings — NACE 20.3 — is a vital part of the Greek chemical industry, contributing approximately 16% of the sector’s total turnover and 20% of...
Silicone Paints and Renders: Technology, Physicochemical Principles, and Applications in Architectural Systems
The development of silicone-based coatings has been one of the most decisive steps in the chemistry of architectural paints during the 20th century. From the first silicate materials based on water glass to modern hybrids of silicone resins and acrylic polymers, the...
The Troubled Story of a Greek Technical Specification
“Two Steps Forward, One Step Back” — Dancing Tango with Greek Technical Legislation I will begin with some slightly boring, but historically important, information about Technical Specifications. Anyone who wishes may skip directly to the present by reading the next...
Book Coatings Technology
The book, "Coatings Technology", is now available from IoCT after years of research and writing by Dimitrios Kokkonis, Petros Moschidis and Evripidis Tsaousoglou. 💡 Here's what you'll discover: • Composition and categorization of colors • The scientific principles...
Silicate Paints: The Future of Architectural Protection?
Water glass is a natural product that has been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians and Byzantines for the protection of architectural structures. It was studied in 1820 by the German scientist J. N. von Fuchs, while in 1878 A. W. Keim received the first...
Analysis of price increases in the raw materials of the Paint Industry
The construction industry seems unaffected, so far, from the Covid-19 pandemic in Greece and the rest of Europe. Most Greek coatings producers will announce a higher or similar profitability for 2020 than in previous years. The low prices of raw materials contributed...