EC Podcast

About EC Podcast

Welcome to the EC Podcast! In this new season, we will be discussing the latest developments, challenges and trends in the international coatings industry. We will be joined by international experts who will discuss these topics from within our sector. A new episode will be released on the second Wednesday of every month, and additional content will be posted throughout the season! Follow and subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date! (It's free!) Link to our main Website: https://www.european-coatings.com/

Publisher

Vincentz Network

Category

business · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jan 2020

Latest episode

9 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Sept 2026

   Sustainable Functional Coatings for Monomaterial Cellulosic Packaging

   This episode is all about the future of food packaging and functional coatings. Our guests are Jesús Palenzuela from the Spanish technology centre ITENE and Mireille Poelman, coordinator of the EU Horizon project Bio-SUSHY. Together, they shed light on the challenges involved in the transition to fibre-based monomaterials, regulatory hurdles such as the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), and the phase-out of PFAS. Find out how modern plasma and dry powder coating technologies, the 'Safe and Sustainable by Design' (SSbD) concept and computer-aided simulations are paving the way for sustainable, recyclable barrier coatings for food packaging.

2. 

   12 Aug 2026

   Overcoming the digital divide in coatings innovation with Albert Invent CEO

   What drives a seasoned R&D leader to leave a major multinational and reshape digital formulation? In the latest episode of the European Coatings Podcast, editor Yeray Lopez is joined by Nick Talken, CEO and co-founder of software provider Albert Invent, to discuss the digital evolution of laboratory environments in the coatings industry.

3. 

   8 Jul 2026

   Carlyle's landmark coatings deal and the change of BASF

   How will Carlyle's massive €7.7 billion acquisition of BASF's automotive and industrial coatings division reshape the global coatings landscape—and what does it mean for smaller market players? In the latest episode of the European Coatings Podcast, host Yeray Arauco sits down with private equity and M&S expert Alex Comanita to dissect the ramifications of this landmark transaction.

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