Core-shell microencapsulation technology offers a number of advantages for the paints and coatings industry. It helps overcome incompatibilities in coating systems and can be used with a variety of release mechanisms to suit different applications. Accelerating the development phase and understanding the key parameters will pave the way for future growth in this field. Since its humble beginnings in carbonless paper some 60 years ago, chemical microencapsulation has made great strides in the past decade to enable new industrial chemical benefits. Early applications following capsules for carbonless paper included agricultural pesticides and perfume oils in scratch and sniff ...