October 28th 2026 – Milan

WOOD INDUSTRY

Conference focused on wood industry entitled:

“Wood Finishing: Raw Materials for the Formulation of
Next-Generation Coatings and varnishes”
October 28th  2026 on the occasion of 
Paint & Coatings 2026 trade fair at Allianz MiCo Milan (I)

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Chairman: Franco Bulian

 

Lignin-Based Coatings: A New Frontier for Wood Durability.
(Presentation in Italian Language)
Speaker: Claudia Crestini – Università di Venezia Cà Foscari – Unità di Ricerca INSTM

 

Bio-Based 1,3-Propanediol as building block in high-performance wood coatings. 
Speaker: David Lof – Primient

 

Innovative application of transparent iron oxides in the wood industry.
(Presentation in Italian Language)
Speaker: Alberto Pagani – Origo Srl

 

 

Water-based coatings – delivering performance and lower carbon footprint, from impregnation to film formation, with bio based binders. 
Speaker: Julia Callot – Ecoat

 

Shaping the future of sustainable wood coatings with bio based and microplastic free technologies.
Speaker: Ralf Eberhards – Lubrizol

 

Sustainable innovation and performance: advancing wood coatings through Camelina chemistry and rheology control.
Speakers: A. Cigolini – Dolder e Lukas Reichle – Worlée

 

Unlocking the full potential of digital color management in wood coatings.
Speaker: Stefano Conti – Datacolor

 

2K bio-based functional and highly renewable PUD for OEM.
Speaker: Pablo Breva – Lubrizol

 

Boosting performance of energy curing wood coatings with amino acrylates.
Speaker: Lisa Fröschl – hubergroup Chemicals

 

Plastic packaging and international shipping: a review of best practices.
(Presentation in Italian Language)
Speaker: Giacomo Davoli – ISI PLAST

 

From smart process and quality monitoring to the autonomous formulation of new products: digitalization and artificial intelligence in resin and coatings production.
(Presentation in Italian Language)
Speaker: Pierantonio Facco – Università di Padova – Unità di Ricerca INSTM