ented Co-Creation Project”. The start date of production has not been disclosed. Daihatsu plans to invest approximately JPY 8 billion, including the government subsidy of JPY 1.6 billion. This will be used for capital investment necessary for vehicle assembly and other operations in Malaysia. The coating and assembly of HEVs will be carried out at the plant of Daihatsu's Malaysian joint venture, Perodua. In Malaysia, where electrification is st...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/15

n, Rocsys is exhibiting the S2 at ACT Expo in Las Vegas, May 4-6, and TOC Europe in Hamburg, Germany, May 19-21. The S2 is available in two configurations. The standard S2 is intended for general fleet environments, while the S2-H heavy-duty version adds more protective features, including enhanced coating, beacon lighting and reflectors.  The S2 identifies the position and orientation of a vehicle’s charging inlet using computer vision and mo...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/07

units each. Its phase-I is scheduled to commence operations in Q3 FY 2027 (ending December). The factory is designed to house end-to-end scooter manufacturing operations under one roof, covering battery pack assembly, scooter assembly, transmission assembly, painting, electronics assembly, and CED coating. The factory 3.0 is being set up specifically to support Ather's new EL scooter platform, which is designed to address the mass and mass-premi...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/05

Vacuform through Motherson Global Investments B.V., Netherlands. Post-acquisition, Vacuform will become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary. The transaction is expected to close on or before June 30, 2026. Also, the SAMIL board approved the acquisition of the remaining 51% stake in Nissin Advanced Coating Indo Co. Private Limited (Nissin India) from Nissin Electric Co. Ltd, Japan, for a cash consideration of INR 92.3 million. Nissin India, incor...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/29

ger cars, including those with electric motors. The production line will be adjusted soon to ensure its readiness for mass production. Besides, construction and installation work is underway at the DAAZ LLC site for the further installation and launch of robotic welding complexes and a cataphoretic coating line. Based on press release from KAMAZ...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/21

South Korea's KBI Dongkuk Industrial develops crash pad using new structural technology According to multiple South Korean media reports, South Korea's KBI Dongkuk Industrial has developed a crash pad using a new recyclable structural technology. Conventional crash pads are difficult to separate because the coating material and plastic core are bonded together with conventional adhesives. However, the company's new technology bonds thermoplastic ...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/17

Japan’s Minister Akazawa expects recovery of coating thinner supply Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) Ryosei Akazawa stated following a cabinet meeting held on April 14 that the disrupted supply of coating thinner was on the way to being resolved. While supplies of toluene and xylen, raw materials of thinners derived from naphtha, were being supplied at the same level as 2025, it was confirmed that midstream companies in...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/15

oil sellers to directly sell fuels, such as heavy and light oils, by bypassing wholesalers to important facilities approved by the task force, including those in medical, welfare, transportation, and public service fields, as well as industries that manufacture essential goods. As for the supply of coating thinner, which was still under investigation at the time of the first meeting, it was confirmed that upstream petrochemical companies are cont...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/13

ity was upgraded with reinforced flooring, updated production lines, and new body preparation and finishing systems. The paint shop is highly automated, with 34 painting robots and additional robotic systems for applying sealants and protective materials. The process includes cleaning, phosphating, coating, painting, drying, and final inspection before assembly. The plant is also moving closer to launching full-cycle production under the partners...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/06

essential goods to go around. Regarding bus operators’ diesel fuel shortages, METI and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism are working together to make adjustments with oil sellers. The ministries are also investigating facts about the supply instability of goods such as coating thinner. In the future, the government will grasp the actual state of supply chains, including overseas, and take measures in areas where dist...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/03

durable, low-energy display into premium coated surfaces. It will ensure that the screen remains clearly visible without compromising interior design or material quality. After evaluating multiple approaches, Marquardt approached Covestro to develop a suitable material solution.  Covestro textile coating experts worked closely with both partners to develop a fully transparent film based on INSQIN waterborne PU technology, with Impranil DLC-F as...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/02

uction. This copper foil features the application of ultra-precise nickel plating on copper to suppress corrosion reactions, and the capacity to maintain the high conductivity of copper while ensuring cost competitiveness.  Solus Advanced Materials has succeeded in defect-free plating with uniform coating, even at a thinness of less than 500 nanometers, using its unique plating technology. As a result, it is possible to maintain stable performan...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/30

veloping a new ultra-high-strength steel for car bodies to make vehicles safer and more sustainable. This steel can be pressed at lower temperatures, which reduces energy use during production. The new steel can also be coated with a special zinc layer, which is uncommon for this type of steel. The coating improves corrosion resistance and helps protect the vehicle body for a longer time. The research project also includes RWTH Aachen University ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/26

Sollers, Russia to launch new protective body coating booth for pickups On March 23, Sollers Group announced that it will begin operations of a new coating booth at its Ulyanovsk site for applying protective polyurea coating to the cargo compartments of Sollers ST6, Sollers ST8 and UAZ Pickup. The booth is currently under commissioning and is scheduled to be fully launched in April 2026. The new coating is made from a modern elastomer material th...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/24

Kim Long Motor opens new truck manufacturing plant in Hue Announced on March 17, 2026, Kim Long Motor officially inaugurated its truck manufacturing plant at the Hue Automobile Manufacturing and Assembly Industrial Park. The 10-hectare facility features a fully automated production line, including robotic welding systems, an ED electrostatic dip-coating line with 13 interconnected tanks, and a flexible assembly system capable of producing multipl...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/20

Dongwon Systems to join InterBattery 2026 in South Korea South Korea’s Dongwon Systems Co., Ltd. (Dongwon Systems) will participate in the InterBattery 2026 in Seoul from March 11 to 13, 2026, to showcase its primer-coated aluminum foil (PCAF) for cathodes. The PCAF enhances the adhesion of anode active materials by coating carbon-based primer onto existing aluminum foil. This solves the issue of active materials easily detaching from the catho...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/16

erbattery 2026, in Seoul, Korea. For LFP technology, it has developed new PVDF grades, Kynar HSV 1200 and HSV 1400, engineered to deliver improved adhesion, lower binder loading, and higher active-material content for increased energy density.  It has solutions such as Incellion Pr 2510 for primer coatings and Incellion El 3020 for water-based Silicon anodes. It has Kynar Flex LBG 2600 for separator coating, and Incellion Sp 1252, an acrylic bin...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/13

MANN+HUMMEL enhances filter sustainability with lignin-based technology MANN+HUMMEL GmbH (MANN+HUMMEL) has further improved the sustainability of its MANN-FILTER products by incorporating the renewable raw material lignin into the coating of its cellulose media. This development is part of the “Naturally Better” campaign, which won the German Design Award 2026. By replacing fossil-based inputs with lignin, the company reports a reduction of u...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/13

IBU-tec, Germany, develops industrial-scale dry coating for battery cells On February 4, IBU-tec advanced materials AG presented progress in dry coating within the framework of battery cell production using IBUvolt LFP400. In the “ProLiT” project, led by the Institute for Particle Technology (iPAT) at TU Braunschweig and conducted together with renowned partners, a scalable process for the dry coating of battery electrodes on a large industri...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/09

and Senior will deepen their cooperation related to Arkema’s current and future battery material portfolio, as well as Senior’s advanced separator technologies and industrialization capabilities. The companies will work together on new battery technologies, including better adhesion, electrode coating, low-temperature cell assembly, and semi-solid batteries. By combining Arkema’s materials expertise with Senior’s experience in separator ...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/04