PPG Industries' coil and building products group has supplied DURANAR XL and DURACRON coatings to the recently opened Port of Miami Tunnel, which is made up of two 4,200-foot-long highway tunnels that travel under Biscayne Bay, connecting ...
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The specialty chemicals Group ALTANA was able to achieve a significant increase in its sales and earnings in the first half of 2014. Sales in the first six months of the current fiscal year grew by 11 percent to €985 million ...
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Chemetall, a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of specialty chemical products will exhibit at The Powder Coating 2014 show on September 16 -18, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana. At this show, Chemetall will present and showcase ...
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BASF Shanghai Coatings has opened its new €50m automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China, in a move to strengthen its position as a leading coatings supplier to the automotive industry. The ...
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According to a new study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, consumption of five of the leading additives for coatings and inks in 2013 was 1.02 million tons, as supplied, worth $4.66 billion. A 5 percent annual rate of ...
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This year's BASF Coatings Color Collection 2014/2015 report, "Under the Radar," predicts a new level of normality is coming as North America bounces back from the recession and society embraces the unpretentious beauty of the "flyover ...
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Germany-based Koenig & Bauer (KBA) has supplied two more Rapida 106 series presses to Stora Enso Inpac, located in Guangdong province, China. KBA supplied first two presses of the series to Stora Enso in 2012, which include a ...
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UK-based AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings has announced plans to sell its Pure-Flex flexible packaging adhesives and ink media business to Polytech International for an undisclosed value. According to the company, its flexible packaging ...
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Grandview Research has recently released a report on the global antimicrobial coatings market. Antimicrobial coatings are used to protect surfaces from micro-organisms including parasites, bacteria, germs and fungi. Initially introduced to ...
PPG Industries' coil and building products coatings group announced that its Architectural Metal Coatings binder is now available online in a digital, downloadable format at. The digital binder features fully updated catalogs, product ...
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For the European coatings industry, REACH, the seven-year-old European Union's legislation on the registration, evaluation and authorization of industrial chemicals, has been posing major difficulties. However the Biocidal Products ...
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Axalta Coating Systems recently announced that Mazda Europe has renewed its approval of Axalta's three global refinish brands – Cromax, Spies Hecker and Standox. The agreement, which is valid for another two years, confirms Axalta as ...
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The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) has announced that it is partnering with Smithers Rapra as a supporting association of this year's Pigment and Color Science Forum and TiO2 World Summit. This year the two long-standing ...
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PPG Industries has announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V. ("Comex"), an architectural and industrial coatings company with headquarters in Mexico City, Mexico. The transaction is valued ...
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Axalta Coating Systems will expand its powder production facility in China. New capacity will be added at the Qingpu manufacturing center of Axalta's powder coatings partner Huajia Chemical Co. Ltd. and will double production to meet the ...
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