Industrial and construction growth in Argentina during the past five years fueled the paints and coatings market and is expected to continue its fast pace.In the paints and coatings industry,like most Latin American countries,the ...
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The paint and coatings industry has put a tremendous emphasis on the Chinese market where the largest international paint manufacturers all have built major operations and continue to invest there. Chinese paints and coatings ...
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Boosted by growth in all segments,Jotun Group announced strong tertiary and year to date numbers in its latest financial report. "We are happy with the continuous sales growth and EBITA development after a challenging 2011,"said Morten ...
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Evonik recently celebrated 50 years of making isophorone chemicals. The first plant for isophorone production commenced operation at the Herne site of Hibernia, as a predecessor company of Evonik Industries in 1962. Discovered as a ...
The Sherwin-Williams Company announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V., a leader in the paint and coatings market in Mexico with headquarters in Mexico City. Sherwin-Williams will pay ...
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IRL has announced the publication of a new and fully updated edition of its popular"Profile of the Central American and Caribbean Paints Industry." This report covers the markets for paints and coatings in eight Central American ...
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Dutch paints and coatings company AkzoNobel has signed an agreement with British automotive manufacturer McLaren Automotive to supply paint offerings for future McLaren road cars. Under the new agreement, AkzoNobel will offer ...
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Wacker has expanded the service portfolio at its technical center in Dubai. The center of excellence located at the “Dubai Silicon Oasis” (DSO) technology park now also includes a dedicated laboratory for interior and exterior ...
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BASF’s Dialog Forum Nano is presenting its final report for the dialog phase 2011/2012 today, November 22, in Berlin. The aim of the regular dialog with representatives from research institutes, labor unions, commerce, industry, ...
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The paints and coating industry involves companies that produce paints,varnishes,lacquers,shellacs and stains.It is clearly divided into the two subsectors-architectural and industrial.Despite the sluggish economic climate,the global paints ...
U. S. Solvents demand will continue to rebound from its recessionary lows, rising 1.5% per year in volume terms through 2016 to 10.9 billion pounds. A strong rebound in construction activity will drive strong increases in solvent demand in ...
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Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corporation, announces a price increase for its industrial calcium carbonate products. The price increase does not apply to Huber's food and USP calcium carbonate grades. The increase ...
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Paints and coatings company,AkzoNobel,has announced plans to boost the production capacity of light emitting diodes(LEDs).This expansion,an initiative to meet the rising demand in the semi-conductor industry,will take place at the company's ...
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IRL has published the sixth edition of its report, "A Profile of the Chinese Paint Industry." The report updates IRL's previous study released in 2009 and includes the latest industry trends and up-to-date statistics. Chinese paints and ...
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Phil McDivitt, general manager, Celanese Emulsion Polymers, talks about the resins market and Celanese’s role in it. Coatings World: Has the resins market showed any signs of recovery from the economic downturn? Phil McDivitt, general ...
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