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Your Saturday edition of the Polyurea Magazine Daily Briefing.
🏭 Industry News
Covestro Announces Expanded MDI Capacity at Baytown Facility — Covestro AG has confirmed plans to expand polymeric MDI production capacity at its Baytown, Texas facility by approximately 12% over the next 18 months. The expansion is expected to ease North American supply constraints that have contributed to the price increases analyzed in our March pricing report. First new volume is expected Q1 2027.
Graco Announces Reactor G3 — Next-Generation Electric Proportioner — Graco has officially announced the Reactor G3, its next-generation electric proportioner featuring IoT connectivity, cloud-based data logging, and a new digital ratio verification system that continuously monitors mix ratio in real time. The unit is expected to be available through authorized distributors in Q3 2026. Full technical specifications and pricing will be presented at the Chicago AMPP conference in July. Related: see our proportioner guide for context on equipment selection criteria.
👥 Member Activity
Congratulations to Angela Larimore of Southern Shield Coatings (featured in our Member Directory) on winning the 2026 AMPP Southeast Region Contractor of the Year award. Angela was recognized for her work on a high-profile secondary containment lining project at a major chemical manufacturing facility in Georgia.
Member Carlos Rodriguez of Rodriguez Protective Coatings has confirmed his participation as a keynote speaker at the upcoming Houston Regional Summit on June 24. His session title: “Building a Multi-Million Dollar Polyurea Business Without Burning Out — Lessons from Six Years of Growth.” See our member spotlight on Carlos for background on his company’s story.
🔬 Research Notes
A new peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of Protective Coatings & Linings documents 15-year performance data on polyurea-lined potable water tanks, showing an average adhesion retention of 84% of original values at 15 years on properly prepared concrete. The authors note that tanks where surface preparation fell below SSPC-SP 10 showed significantly higher adhesion loss — reinforcing the findings from our surface preparation guide.
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