AkzoNobel Specialty Finishes has launched a breakthrough soft touch technology. Known as DuraSilk UV, the soft-feel coating solves a long-standing stain resistance issue associated with soft feel coatings, which has so far restricted the ...
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AkzoNobel inaugurated its new, highly efficient chlorine membrane electrolysis plant in the Rhein-Main area, Germany. The Frankfurt-based plant is the result of a major conversion and expansion project begun in 2011 and involving a ...
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Powder coatings is currently one of the strongest growth sectors in the European coating market. But powder coatings producers and other players in its supply chain will have to continue to be highly innovative to maintain the momentum, ...
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The global antimicrobial coatings market is expected to reach $4,520.3 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research Inc. Growing demand for medical device coatings is expected to remain a key market driver over the next ...
AkzoNobel and Solvay have joined forces with EY (Ernst & Young) to jointly develop a monitoring system that tracks and quantifies the use of renewable raw materials in paints, coatings and other applications. The partnership builds on ...
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AkzoNobel's Marine Coatings business, supplier of International advanced hull coatings, and The Gold Standard Foundation have announced a new and unique methodology to reward the improved fuel efficiency of ships within the international ...
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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
Akzo Nobel N.V. reported a positive volume and price/mix development in all three Business Areas. First quarter revenues of €3,383 million were 2 percent lower compared with the same period last year. The decrease was mainly a ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The report, "PU Coating Market by Type (Solvent-borne, Water-borne, High Solids, Powder), End Industry (Automotive & Transportation, Wood & Furniture, Industrial, Textile, Construction, Electrical & Electronics) & Geography – Trends & ...
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Akzo Nobel recently reported a positive volume and price/mix development in all three Business Areas. First quarter revenues of €3,383 million were 2 percent lower compared with the same period last year. The decrease was mainly a ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
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. ...
Tags: Powder Coatings, Coatings, Construction, Decoration
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Automotive Coatings, Adhesives, and Sealants market will grow at a CAGR of 5.59 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growing demand for ...
Tags: Coatings, Automotive Coatings, Construction, Decoration
Akzo Nobel Coatings International has been granted a patent for a chip-resistant powder topcoat on a steel substrate having a corrosion resistant powder coating basecoat thereon. The topcoat is comprised of the cured or fused product of a ...
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European coatings companies have been hoping that this year would bring a revival in their domestic markets as the European Union economies, particularly those in the eurozone, started to show signs of recovery around mid-2013. But the ...
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AkzoNobel has introduced the shipping industry's first digital tool that enables operators to accurately assess and predict the risk of hull fouling, depending on which routes are being traded. Developed by the company's Marine Coatings ...
Tags: Shipping Industry, Shipping