The European Coatings Show (ECS) took place in March 2013 in Nuremberg, Germany, at a time of continued static demand in the European Union’s coating market. The exhibition and the congress that was held at the same time is one of ...
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February 2013 — At the European Coatings Show from March 19 to 21, 2013, in Nuremberg, Bayer MaterialScience will present a technology for heat-activated dispersion adhesives that is based on the new polycarbodiimide crosslinker ...
Tags: Textile, Chemicals, Dispersed adhesives, polyurethane adhesive
The relentless rise in raw materials costs, which has been hitting European coatings producers over the last 2-3 years, has at last been easing. But the relief from the constant pressure of rising input prices may be short lived. The ...
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Colour Publications, Vincentz Network and NürnbergMesse will sign a contract for PAINTINDIA´s future in an official ceremony in Mumbai. The two German companies, a publishing house and a trade fair company, will acquire an ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will bring its brand values Performance.People.Planet to life at the European Coatings Show 2013, in Nürnberg, Germany. Clariant will present a multitude of sustainable and innovative ...
The European Union’s controversial REACH legislation on the safety of chemicals has been challenging chemical producers and their raw material suppliers since it came into effect five years ago. Initially the major concern was that ...
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Clariant,a world leader in specialty chemicals,will bring its brand values Performance.People.Planet to life at the European Coatings Show 2013,in Nürnberg,Germany.Clariant will present a multitude of sustainable and innovative ...
Vencorex, a newly formed joint venture between PTT Global Chemical and the Perstorp Group, will be displaying its offerings at the upcoming European Coatings Show. The company is the owner of key technologies and a major producer of ...
In terms of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, portfolio changes and investment projects, one of the most active sectors in the European coatings supply chain is dispersions. Despite a slow growth in demand for coatings, ...
Tags: coatings supply, European, VOCs, dispersions market
The European coatings sector is being confronted with one of its most difficult challenges in the communication of safety information to its customers and other paint users. This communications problem stems from the ...
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The coatings industry in Europe has been bracing itself for an extremely difficult 2012 in which much of the region will be suffering from the effects of a severe economic downturn mainly due to the impact of the troubles with the euro on ...
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Sales in Europe's decorative paints market have been sluggish this year and are likely to show an even slower pace of growth in 2012. Meanwhile in the Gulf area of the Middle East—close to Europe's doorstep—the decorative ...
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Europe's coatings companies, especially the multinational ones, are reasonably confident they can continue to increase their sales in the short- to medium-term, unless the world is plunged into a second recession. But they are much ...
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Paint producers and their raw material suppliers in Europe are giving a new impetus to the drive to making sustainability a central objective of the whole coatings market across the region. The sector is seeking to draw up common ...
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European coatings companies must deal with the widening gap between mature domestic markets Mature Domestic Markets in Europe Present Challenges Nonetheless,the poor prospects for major parts of Europe underline the challenges for its ...