Conference

The Paint & Coatings Italy Conference, organised by AssICC – Italian Chemical Trade Association and Assovernici, is the key institutional event dedicated to the paints, coatings, inks, and surface treatments industry.

Designed for entrepreneurs, regulatory experts, R&D managers, formulators, and association representatives, the conference offers a strategic overview of the ongoing transformations in the sector—from sustainability and regulations to new technological developments.

The sessions will address highly relevant and topical subjects, including:

  • Paper-based food packaging: the relationship between formulation, mechanical properties, and resistance to oils and fats

  • Microplastics, biocide regulations, and emerging classifications: implications for product development

  • Raw material management and the role of the Purchasing Manager: outlooks on stability and supply

  • R&D laboratories in companies: strategic innovation and competitive growth

  • Regulatory updates on REACH, CLP, PCN notification and SDS/UFI: between obligations and practical implementation

  • Graphene and advanced coatings: protection and technical performance

  • Sustainable skin coatings and green finishes for PLA and 3D-printed filaments

  • Leather coating technologies and eco-design alternatives in industry

This is a unique opportunity to hear from leading voices across industry, academia, and associations, in a technical and strategic dialogue focused on the future of the sector.

Free access for all registered event visitors.
Don’t miss this exclusive chance to stay updated on the latest innovations in the industry!

Day 1 - 8 October 2025

ACTICIDE C&D PH. Soluzioni innovative per la sanitizzazione degli impianti

10:10

  • Gerardo Radogna Responsabile di laboratorio microbiologico - THOR Specialties

La gestione delle materie prime nel settore pitture e vernici e l’evoluzione del ruolo del Purchasing Manager

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11:30

Innovazione e Strategia: Laboratori e R&D nel settore dei polimeri

14:00

Competenze, generazioni, prospettive: evoluzione del reparto R&D industriale

14:20

Ricerca e progettazione nell’ambito accademico: esperienze nel coating

14:40

  • Patrizia Cinelli Professore Associato, Fondamenti Chimici delle Tecnologie - Università di Pisa

Il ruolo e la responsabilità del Distributore nell’ambito del rispetto normative europee sui prodotti

15:00

  • Maurizio Poletti Presidente ADIVER (Associazione Italiana Distributori Vernici) - ADIVER

SDS: quali tranelli si nascondono durante la preparazione?

16:00

Day 2 - 9 October 2025

Rivestimenti poliuretanici bicomponenti di origine vegetale per finiture ad effetto tattile

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09:30

REACH e CLP: novità e impatti per il settore pitture e vernici

11:30

Il Settore delle Pitture e Vernici nell’UE tra importazioni, controlli e regole

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14:00

  • Luigia Scimonelli Chimico - Ministero della Salute
  • Filippo Tommaso Capo della Sezione Controlli Extratributari dell’Ufficio controlli dogane della Direzione Dogane - ADM Agenzia delle dogane e dei Monopoli