The paints and coatings industry in Europe faces substantial challenges. Efficient production is meant to go hand in hand with ever better performance. At the same time, coatings must meet the increasing demand for health-friendly and ...
Tags: Coatings Show, Paints, Construction
The 20th annual CHINACOAT will be held November 18-20, 2015 at Halls E2, E3, E4, E5, E6 & E7 of the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), P. R. China. The show will present the entire coatings spectrum – covering raw ...
Tags: printing inks, adhesives, powder coating, Construction
The paints and coatings industry in Europe faces substantial challenges. Efficient production is meant to go hand in hand with ever better performance, according to BASF. At the same time, coatings must meet the increasing demand for ...
Tags: resource-saving solutions, raw materials, Construction
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 ...
Tags: Coatings Industry, paint stores, home centers, Construction
For coatings producers one of the big benefits of the sharp fall in oil prices in the second half of last year (2014) should be a drop in raw material costs. Some commentators are also predicting a rise in demand due to the effect of ...
Tags: Oil Prices, Raw materials, Construction
The Vietnamese envoy to India, Ton Sinh Thanh thanked the Indian government for extending a US $300 million line of credit for strengthening of commercial ties between the two countries. Addressing media on the sidelines of a meeting with ...
Tags: raw material imports, Textile
“The ongoing political turmoil in Bangladesh has cost the apparel industry Tk 4.5 billion,” the chief of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) said. Addressing a media conference, Atiqul Islam, ...
Tags: shipping, clearing and forwarding agents, banks, Apparel
Agribusiness company Cargill is planning to relocate its meat slicing and packaging operations from its plant in Springfield, Missouri, to its facilities at Nebraska City, Nebraska, and Waco, Texas. The move comes after a thorough ...
SSPC is now seeking nominations for three seats on its Board of Governors in the categories of Coating Material Suppliers, where there are two openings, and Coating Contractors, where there is one opening. The Coating Material Suppliers ...
Tags: coatings, linings, Construction
Overall shop prices reported deflation for the 20th consecutive month, decelerating to 1.7% in December, after reporting deflation of 1.9% in November, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index. On a 12-month average basis, the ...
Tags: input costs, Shop Price Index, Furniture
Global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, Huntsman Corporation has said that fall in crude oil prices will prove to be beneficial to Huntsman over the long term. In a statement, Huntsman CEO Peter Huntsman said, ...
Tags: oil prices, balance sheet, Textile
Dutch brewer Heineken has announced plans to build a multi-beverage facility in Timor-Leste, which will see an investment of up to $45m in the south-east Asian country. The company and East Timor government have signed an agreement to ...
Tags: beer, soft drinks, water, Agriculture
A comprehensive strategy aimed at the textile and clothing industry, allowing secure employment for more than 450,000 families belonging to the sector, and to promote competitiveness of enterprises, as well as to create legal and equitable ...
In what may mark an end of high-quality extra long staple cotton, the Egyptian Government has decided to stop paying subsidy of 350 Egyptian pounds per qintar (160 kg) of cotton to producers, from the next agricultural season. Last ...
Tags: Cotton Production, raw materials, Textile
With the implementation of the Developing Country (DC) Preferences by the Australian Government from 1 January 2015, garments made in Fiji now have improved access to the Australian market. The DC Preferences replaces the earlier South ...
Tags: raw materials, textile, clothing, footwear industry, Apparel