PPG Industries has announced that it has completed its acquisition of IVC Industrial Coatings, Inc., a U.S.-based specialty powder and liquid coatings manufacturer with 2014 sales of more than $100 million. Financial terms were not ...
The report “Electrocoating (E-Coat) Market by Type (Cathodic Epoxy, Cathodic Acrylic, Anodic), by Application (Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Automotive Parts & Accessories, Heavy Duty Equipment, Appliances, & Others) & By ...
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) has announced the finalists for the 2015 Polyurethane Innovation Award, selecting innovations created by Dow Chemical, Honeywell and Novomer. Since its inception in 2005, the Polyurethane ...
Plastics, latex and rubber firm Trinseo has received US Food and Drug Association’s (FDA) approval for considering several grades of its Magnum ABS resins as food contact compliant. The approval of Food Contact Substance ...
Tags: ABS Resins, resins
Huami Co Ltd expects sales of its Xiaomi Mi Bands will reach 10 million in the third quarter, making it the largest maker of wearable fitness devices in the world. Launched last year, the Mi Band monitors fitness levels and tracks sleep ...
Tags: Wearable Devices, Fitness Devices
US global supplier of paints PPG Industries has inked a pact with specialty powder and liquid coatings manufacturer IVC Industrial Coatings for its acquisition in a bid to expand its market and boost supply positions. Indiana-based IVC, ...
Government's push of e-commerce in rural areas will stimulate online fresh food sales A government-backed drive toward e-commerce can help open up the agricultural sector and generate a rapid increase in incomes for farmers. At a ...
Tags: E-Commerce, Farming, Agricultural
US automaker Ford has launched MyEnergi Lifestyle pilot program in China to promote green energy and environment-friendly vehicles. The auto major has collaborated with appliance manufacturer Haier, power company Trina Solar and electric ...
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During Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia, China-based home appliance vendor Haier and Intel formed a strategic partnership and will expand into the wireless charging industry. Vice president of Haier Home Appliances Group Wang Ye ...
Tags: Wireless Charging, Haier, Home Appliance
GCiS China Strategic Research estimates that the domestic market for metal surface treatment chemicals in China is valued at over RMB 16.4 Bn, or USD 2.6 Bn, as of 2014 year end. The study finds that the market will continue to grow at a ...
Home appliances major Whirlpool and brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev have joined hands and started selling single serve capsule-based drink machines for soda, juice and coffee in Brazil. Setting in motion their joint venture valued at more ...
Tags: Whirlpool, AB InBev, Drink Machine
BASF now offers all five effect pigments of its Lumina Royal product series for plastics applications. This will enable producers of plastics all over the world to create attractive design options in blue and copper color shades. Already in ...
Tags: pigments, Plastics Industry
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has introduced the VERSABOND pretreatment system, a fast kinetic-efficient zinc-phosphate pretreatment formulation that improves the corrosion resistance of mixed-metal substrates while ...
DIC has introduced MEGAFACE RS, a series of fluorosurfactant additives which have excellent compatibility with a variety of resins for UV curing on coating film surfaces. Added to formulate a variety of self-cleaning and ...
Whether they are in the lounge, in the kitchen or elsewhere in their homes, Africans are now being given a front-row view of how their world, and the world of trade, is changing. Their guides are the appliances they use to make their ...