AkzoNobel has completed the expansion of its Industrial Coatings site in Songjiang near Shanghai in China, doubling annual production capacity and creating the company's biggest plant for packaging coatings in the world. Work started in ...
Tags: Industrial Coatings, Coatings, Construction
Verdezyne, Inc., a privately-held industrial biotechnology company focused on producing renewable chemicals, announced that it has produced more than one metric ton of bio-based dodecanedioic acid (DDDA) using its proprietary yeast platform ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Powder Coatings, Coatings
AkzoNobel's Powder Coatings business has launched an innovative two-coat, one-bake powder coating system which offers customers significant productivity and energy efficiency improvements and can also result in lower capital investment. ...
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The demand for construction paints and coatings is mainly prompted by growing infrastructure activities globally and the growing demand for water borne paints and coatings. Asia Pacific dominates the global market for construction paints ...
Tags: Paints, Coatings, Construction, Decoration
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings plans to relocate its manufacturing facilities in Ningbo and Suzhou, China to the Chang Zhou National High-Tech District by the end of 2015. The current location of AkzoNobel's Ningbo site has been designated as ...
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AkzoNobel Powder Coatings has launched the fifth edition of Collection Futura - a unique range of special effect powder coatings marrying the latest design trends with the ultimate in superdurable protection for the architectural market. ...
The Allnex Romano d'Ezzelino, Italy facility was recently honored with the national Premio Imprese per la Sicurezza Award for continuous improvement in its safety performance. Sponsored by the National Industry Association (Confindustria) ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has been awarded a project to coat the recently refurbished trains of the Beijing subway. The project commenced in November 2013 and will encompass one of the ...
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After a sharp downturn following the 2008 financial crisis, growth in coatings demand in the Gulf region of the Middle East is now surging forward again. This recovery was symbolized in late November by the announcement that Dubai, which ...
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Axalta Coating Systems is rolling out its latest generation Nap-Gard® product which can withstand continuous operating temperatures of 155°C (311°F). Nap-Gard High Tg 7-2555 is a thermosetting epoxy powder designed for use as a ...
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Protech Chemicals Ltd. of Montreal, Canada has reached an agreement with NPA Coatings, a subsidiary of Nippon Paints Japan, to acquire the Seibert powder coatings business. Protech will continue the manufacturing operations in Cleveland, ...
The School of Polymers and High-Performance Materials at The University of Southern Mississippi has announced its 2014 Waterborne, High-Solids and Powder Coatings Symposium short courses. Short courses are held February 24-25, 2014 in ...
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The Perstorp Group iis increasing its investment in the North East Asia Region. Considerable investments have already been made into a new Neopentyl Glycol plant at Zibo, in China, as well as increasing sales, market development and ...
The American Coatings Assocation and the Powder Coatings Insitute are hosting a joint webinar, December 5, 2013 (10:00 - 11:00 am CST) Presenters: Tim Serie, Marie Hobson and David Darling – American Coatings Association Details: ...
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The Powder Coatings Summit, which will be held June17-18 in Columbus, Ohio, has issued a Call for Papers. Papers for the PC Summit should present the latest innovations in technology and trends in emerging powder coating markets. We ...
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