The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. The Beginning of Spring is the first and falls on Feb 4 this year. Start of Spring lifts the curtain of spring. After that everything turns green and full of ...
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IRL has launched a new edition of its regional title A Profile of the Eastern European Paint Industry. This fully updated report provides market data for 2013 and forecasts for 2018, and gives an overview of the paint industry trends across ...
Axalta Coating Systems and Pocono Raceway today jointly announced a multi-year partnership that will include an integrated sponsorship campaign and the renaming of this year’s June NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race held at ...
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Asian Paints Ltd. has announced its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2014. “We registered single-digit volume growth in the decorative paint segment in India due to sluggish demand conditions," ...
In an ongoing effort to better serve its customer base of independent retailers, PPG Architectural Coatings, a business of PPG Industries, has announced the launch of the all-new PPG Pittsburgh Paints brand, combining the heritage and ...
Tags: contractors, professional painters, homeowners, Construction
The latest figures from the British Coatings Federation show that for the second consecutive year, paint sales have outperformed GDP, with an increase of 5 percent in volume during 2014, against economic growth of 3 percent. ...
China announced on Tuesday that it will impose consumption tax on some types of batteries and paint to encourage environmental protection. A four-percent tax will be levied on the production, processing and import of batteries and coating ...
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PPG Industries in Greece recently followed up its first customer training seminar with a second event at its facility in Acharnai, Athens. The follow-up event enabled customers from local shipping companies to learn firsthand about a number ...
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Wayfair Inc., one of the world’s largest online destinations for home furnishings and décor, has announced a partnership with Sherwin-Williams, the nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies, to ...
Axalta Coating Systems has announced that it will support nearly a dozen custom car shows across the United States in 2015. These shows enable various types of car enthusiasts to interact with Axalta and gather firsthand information about ...
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Axalta Coating Systems has been named a finalist in the 2015 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers Contribution to Excellence) Award program for its innovative 2-Wet Monocoat paint system. The first of its kind, the 2-Wet ...
Axalta Coating Systems chairman and CEO, Charlie Shaver, presented insights into the strategic implications of private equity in the coatings industry value chain at a meeting of industry leaders attending the global Coatings Summit in ...
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Each month, North Coast Research surveys a large sample of paint retailers throughout the U.S. to get a sense for current business trends. Please note that of the three primary architectural coatings channels (paint stores, home centers ...
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Wayfair Inc., an online destinations for home furnishings and dEcor, has announced a partnership with Sherwin-Williams, the nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies, to integrate color matching and ...
Tags: Shoppers Color Inspiration, paint colors, Construction
Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney has announced the commencement of its fifth U.S. Paint & Coatings Industry study. According to the firm, the industry is continuing its recovery from the global recession of 2008-2009. Consumption is projected to ...