PPG Industries' automotive refinish business has launched P190-6930 Performance Clearcoat. The new 2.1 clearcoat is intended specifically for use with waterborne AQUABASE® Plus basecoat by PPG. It is designed for high-production ...
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Children can play paint ball games, race cars and even pamper a kitten, all with their Crocs shoes thanks to new Jibbitz charms from Zappar. The charms use augmented reality to transform the shoe into an 'interactive experience'. The ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, one of the global automotive coatings leaders, has announced that Fiat Group Automobiles Mopar Parts & Service and Customer Care division has approved Axalta's three global refinish brands – Cromax, Spies ...
Manufacturers of aqueous high-gloss and wood coatings now have a new solvent-free, high-performance additive that eliminates foam without compromising surface appearance or integrity: Troykyd D209W from Troy Corporation. Highly compatible ...
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Axalta Coating Systems broke ground in Wuppertal, Germany, on construction to expand its capacity to produce waterborne coatings. The new facility will increase the footprint of what is already the largest of the company’s 35 ...
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Gokul Jaykrishna, Joint MD, Asahi Songwon Colors is very optimistic about the growth outlook for the pigment industry in India over the next five years. He sees good growth for the business in Asian countries like India and China and also ...
The Indian paint industry is likely to surge from the current level of about Rs. 40,600 crore to about Rs. 62,000 crore by 2016 witnessing double-digit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 20 percent, according to The Associated ...
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Race car maker Abarth is celebrating its 65th Anniversary with the launch of its limited edition 500 Custom Track Package car. Only 65 units of 500 Custom will be available, which will be offered only in Record Grey Metallic paint ...
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Wednesday, September 03, 2014: In May 2013, Glunz & Jensen A/S acquired an initial 16.8 % stake in Othonia Curing Technology A/S (Othonia). Othonia develops an innovative computer-controlled UV LED concept for curing surfaces which is ...
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Coatings, paints, and paint-related material are all regulated as hazardous materials (hazmat) when shipped by ground, air, ocean, or rail. Businesses that ship hazmat by air must comply with international rules set by the International Air ...
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While this decline was spread across all three market sectors — light metal packaging, steel drums and similar containers, and other containers (of a capacity exceeding 300 litres — it was most substantial in the light metal ...
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No. 797 is a 260ºF (127ºC), electrically-heated, Class 100 cleanroom cabinet oven from Grieve, currently used for drying coatings onto printed circuit boards at the customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven ...
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PSA Peugeot Citroën has presented awards to its best suppliers. BASF’s Coatings division received the award for its CathoGuard 800 cathodic e-coat. This is applied to the vehicle body to protect it from corrosion. The special ...
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Have you noticed two hot trends in home remodeling recently? The first one is opening up cramped indoor space to create multi-purpose "great" rooms. The other is constructing a functional space in which to work from home (full time, part ...
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Axalta Coating Systems and driver Jeff Gordon continue to sizzle this summer with another win at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) on August 17, 2014. Record-breaking speed led Gordon to capture a second pole position of the season, ...
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