IRL has released the first edition of"A Profile of the Mexican Paint Industry."In the past,IRL had only released paint market data for Mexico as part of its regional study"A Profile of the Central American and Caribbean Paint Industries." ...
The paint and coatings industry has put a tremendous emphasis on the Chinese market where the largest international paint manufacturers all have built major operations and continue to invest there. Chinese paints and coatings ...
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PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it has entered into a technology license agreement with China-based Henan Billions Chemicals Joint Stock Co., Ltd., that will provide Henan Billions the right to use PPG’s technology for ...
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Evonik recently celebrated 50 years of making isophorone chemicals. The first plant for isophorone production commenced operation at the Herne site of Hibernia, as a predecessor company of Evonik Industries in 1962. Discovered as a ...
The Sherwin-Williams Company announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V., a leader in the paint and coatings market in Mexico with headquarters in Mexico City. Sherwin-Williams will pay ...
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The mushrooming of housing complexes, office buildings and shopping malls in Kenya and Tanzania has escalated the need for decorative paint and coatings in these countries, according to new study from Frost and Sullivan. The new study, ...
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BASF inaugurated its new dispersions plant in Daya Bay Petrochemical Industrial Park in Huizhou, China. The new plant will produce styrene butadiene (XSB) dispersions and styrene acrylic (SA) dispersions. XSB dispersions are mainly used as ...
The first commercial production of paint in Australia dates back to the 1850s.Over the past century,the Paint and Coatings Manufacturing industry in Australia recorded strong growth in line with Australia's industrial development,before ...
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The paints and coating industry involves companies that produce paints,varnishes,lacquers,shellacs and stains.It is clearly divided into the two subsectors-architectural and industrial.Despite the sluggish economic climate,the global paints ...
Global demand for emulsion polymers is forecast to rise 5.1 percent per year to 13.3 million metric tons(dry basis)in 2016 the Freedonia Group said.Advances will be fueled by increased production of water-based paint,coatings,and ...
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Henkel announced that its Aquence Co-Cure technology has been selected for use by GreenVolts, Inc. For its higher-performing, lower cost protection against corrosion and UV-damage in the solar industry. GreenVolts, provider of the ...
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According to a new study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, in 2011 U.S. consumption of coatings is projected to be 1.4 billion gallons, containing 7.8 billion pounds of solids, worth $23 billion. The industry saw its peak ...
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Despite the current economic crisis that plunges the construction business ever downward, the "green building" trend is taking off. Even when new construction projects are in a decline, there is increasing interest in green building methods ...
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Coatings World recently spoke with a number of surfactant suppliers to the coatings industry regarding the state of the market. Among the topics discussed were raw material costs, "green" chemistry and opportunities for growth. Coatings ...
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It would be difficult to discuss the Chinese paint and coatings market without mentioning the Chinese economy. That vibrant, herculean economy is the heart and soul of the emergence of China onto the global scene in recent years. While the ...
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