This issue of ipcm®_Ibérica/LatinoAmérica inaugurates a new section on sustainability.
Conventionally defined as a practice that «meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs», sustainability is an issue of great relevance and interest for everyone.
Understood as emission reduction, operational performance improvement with a view to energy saving, and functionality and service life enhancement, sustainability is currently an unbeatable USP.
The surface treatment and coating industry, in particular, was one of the first to embrace this trend towards sustainability and it is now one of the most active sectors in terms of environmental, social, and economic projects.