ALTANA has completed the acquisition of the rheology business of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. With the acquisition ALTANA's sales are expected to reach approximatley €1.9 billion per year. In the context of the transaction ALTANA ...
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BASF will share its latest automotive refinish solutions to improve collision center productivity and enhance profitability at Booth #1535 at the 2013 International Autobody Collision Exposition (NACE), Oct. 16-18, at the Mandalay Bay ...
Novomer Inc., a sustainable materials company pioneering a family of high-performance polymers and other chemicals from renewable feedstocks such as carbon dioxide (CO2), recently announced a major new application of its catalytic ...
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Axalta Coating Systems is establishing new headquarters for both its corporate and its North America operations. The new corporate headquarters offices, which opened on September 30, are in Center City Philadelphia at Two Commerce Square. ...
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Dow Chemical Companywill increase its polyol and copolymer capacity at its Freeport, Texas facilities as a result of debottlenecking. "Dow is constantly evolving our technologies to help our customers grow," said Mark Bassett, global ...
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APV Engineered Coatings, a manufacturer and marketer of coatings and chemical products for over 135 years, has launched a new product, Vynguard Weldable PVDF. A customizable, high-performance fluoropolymer coating, Vynguard Weldable PVDF is ...
Tags: Flexible Vinyl, Construction
Clariant has acquired the organic pigment business of Jiangsu Multicolor Fine Chemical Co., Ltd (JMC) based in Jiangsu Province, PRC. JMC is a leading supplier of several types of high performance pigments and pigment preparations in ...
Tags: Pigments, Construction Coatings
Two Swedish scientists have won the 2013 AkzoNobel Science Award in recognition of their prominent research in the fields of materials and surface engineering. Lars Hultman, of Linköping University, and Per Claesson, from the Royal ...
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APV Engineered Coatings has hired Lars Larsen as its new international sales director. Larsen most recently worked as an industry consultant and advisor in his role as president and owner of Know Polymers Inc. Prior to his consulting work ...
PPG Industries recently celebrated the grand opening of its new facility in Acharnai, Greece. In addition to administrative offices, the facility will house a spray application center and customer training facilities. During the opening ...
PG Industries will display a variety of DURANAR decorative specialty coatings at booth 1321 at METALCON International 2013 in Atlanta’s World Congress Center, Oct. 1-3. PPG will highlight Duranar ULTRA-COOL and Duranar VARI-COOL ...
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E.C.F. Supply, which serves flooring contractors and homeowners throughout the region, has begun stocking the full line of Vermont Natural Coatings PolyWhey Professional Floor Finishes. Vermont Natural Coatings manufactures high performance ...
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Merck recently launched MeoxalTaklamakan Gold, which follows Meoxal Wahiba Orange as the second effect pigment in the new Meoxal range to be launched in India. Developed for automotive coatings, Meoxal Taklamakan Gold combines unique ...
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PPG Industries plans to invest $60 million in a new manufacturing facility and commercial operation for its coatings businesses in the Lipetsk region of Russia. The company anticipates project completion in the second half of 2015. The ...
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Superior Materials, Inc. with headquarters in Garden City, NY, an established specialty chemical distributor/agent has added Michele Knox to its sales and marketing team. Knox has recently joined Superior Materials in the role of New ...
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