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At Surface Solutions, we excite our customers with decorative and functional solutions. We provide products that help to create innovative surfaces of all kinds. Our materials enable more beautiful, more resistant, and more effective products. Our pearlescent pigments allow striking automotive coatings, fascinating cosmetics, extraordinary packaging, and innovative product design. With a broad portfolio of active ingredients, we enable cosmetics manufacturers to enrich their skin care products with moisturizing, protecting, or anti-aging effects.
If you wish to explore, experiment, discover, or meet one of our experts, we invite you to share an extraordinary experience with us by visiting one of our stands. We would love to connect! Here is the list of upcoming events where we will showcase our latest innovations and solutions.
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WHEN: 2025
WHERE: TBD
Combining more than 25 years of experience in working with the industrial pigments and colorants sectors and titanium dioxide supply chain, Smithers' combined Pigment and Color Science Forum & TiO2 World Summit regularly unites key players from across the entire value chain for 2-days of the latest market insights, informative presentations, collaborative discussions, and valuable networking opportunities, building on the inherent synergies between the pigments and TiO2 industries.
WHEN: May 1st, 2025
WHERE: Detroit, MI
For over 47 years, The Detroit Society of Technology has been presenting FOCUS - the premier automotive coatings conference. Paint professionals have been gathering at FOCUS to discuss the opportunities and challenges we face in the coatings industry. They’ve changed a lot over time. Technologies have come and gone. Productivity improvements, quality management, environmental stewardship and new test method development are all items we want to stay on top of. FOCUS is the leading forum to expand your network, share ideas and learn what's new in the industry.
Featuring Wei Liu, Technical Customer Consulting - Coatings in the Laurel Room at 9:40 am presenting: The Role of Semi-Transparent Pearl Pigments to Replace Aluminum in Automotive Exterior Silver Color Space in the Future Autonomy Driving World
Speaker Biography:
Wei Liu joined EMD Electronics as Technical Marketing Manager for coatings in 2010. She started her career in the coatings industry at Red Spot Paint and Varnishes as a R&D Chemist, then moved to applications and technical service in raw material suppliers. Over the past 20+ years, she has dedicated her efforts to effect pigments for automotive coatings at BASF and EMD Electronics. Wei holds a MS degree in chemistry and BS degree in chemical engineering.
WHEN: June 3-4, 2025
WHERE: New York City, NY
The New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) Suppliers' Day is one of the largest tradeshows in North America dedicated to product development. It is an annual event that showcases the latest innovations and educational programming in the cosmetics and personal care industry.
WHEN: June 11-12, 2025
WHERE: Detroit, MI
SURCAR American Form is an event for the Worldwide Car Body Finishing Community. The dynamic two-day international conference is dedicated to advancing innovation in surface finishing. This event will showcase cutting-edge R&D programs, share real-world experience, and spotlight strategies that drive success in the automotive and industrial surface finishing sectors.
WHEN: September 15-17, 2025
WHERE: Cleveland, OH
The Color and Appearance Division of SPE strives to educate, train, inform and provide professional interaction opportunities to the global community involved in visual performance and aesthetics of plastics.
WHEN: September 18-20, 2025
WHERE: Orlando, FL
The Florida chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists is excited to announce the dates and venue for our 2025 Sunscreen SymposiumTM. Historically, this event draws hundreds of cosmetic industry professionals from around the world, highlights the latest scientific developments in the industry, provides a forum to discuss updates in global regulations, and offers industry professionals an opportunity to learn more about the latest developments in sun care through technical presentations, exhibits, posters, networking and more!
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