The U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program has awarded $1.071 million to PPG Industries' Allison Park, Pennsylvania, Coatings Innovation Center (CIC) to help develop non-isocyanate liquid ...
BASF has launched R-M, the premium automotive refinish paint brand, in Morocco. In Casablanca, the R-M experts presented a comprehensive offer, meeting the requirements of the automotive refinish paint market with a focus on color ...
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German chemical company BASF's subsidiary, BASF Coatings has opened a new training center for automotive refinishing, the Refinish Competence Center (RCC), with an investment of over EUR2.7m in Cesano Maderno, Italy. The 1,200sqm center ...
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PPG Automotive Refinish has launched a new, enhanced IT field support program for its collision center customers. The announcement was made by Mary Kimbro, PPG global color director. Known as the PPG Color Support program, it is part of PPG ...
More collision centers in the National Rule areas of North America are now using PPG Automotive Refinish waterborne products than in low-VOC regulated areas. The announcement was made recently by Tim Jones, PPG waterborne segment manager. ...
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PPG Automotive Refinish has introduced Paint It for the NEXA AUTOCOLOR brand. Paint It is the fast, reliable tool that collision centers can use to identify the right color for vehicle repair, according to the company. The Paint It ...
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PPG Automotive Refinish has introduced Paint It for the NEXA AUTOCOLOR brand. Paint It is the fast, reliable tool that collision centers can use to identify the right color for vehicle repair, according to the company. The Paint It ...
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Gipe Automotive, Inc., has been named the PPG 2012 Platinum Distributor of the Year. The announcement was made by Bob Wenzinger, director of the PPG Platinum Distributor program, during the awards banquet at the annual PPG Platinum ...
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Gipe Automotive, Inc., has been named the PPG 2012 Platinum Distributor of the Year. The announcement was made by Bob Wenzinger, director of the PPG Platinum Distributor program, during the awards banquet at the annual PPG Platinum ...
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PPG Industries has appointed Michael H. McGarry, executive vice president, to lead the company’s flat glass businesses and its architectural coatings businesses in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. McGarry ...
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PPG Industries' automotive refinish business has announced the 2013 tour schedule of its eye-catching show truck. The custom-painted, 75-foot-long 2007 Coronado Freightliner tractor-trailer rig – sporting flames, colorful graphics, ...
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PPG Automotive Refinish announced that 10,000 distributor partners have now participated in PPG’s Distributor Business Development Program courses. The milestone was reached on December 4, 2012 at PPG’s Excellence in ...
PPG Industries reported fourth quarter 2012 net sales of $3.6 billion. Net income for the quarter was $227 million, or $1.46 per diluted share, including nonrecurring charges. Adjusted net income for the quarter, excluding the nonrecurring ...
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PPG Industries' automotive refinish business has expanded the PPG Global Refinish System line with the addition of two new versatile, reduced-gloss clearcoats, D8115 Matte and D8117 Semi-Gloss. The new clearcoats make up the Matte ...
The commercial coatings group of PPG Industries'(NYSE:PPG)automotive refinish business has introduced ALK28-901,a factory-packaged 2.8 VOC(volatile organic compound)alkyd enamel intended for general industrial use.The new black topcoat is ...
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