Arkema has announced a plan to divest its two South African subsidiaries, Arkema Resins Proprietary Limited and Harveys Composites Proprietary Limited to South African company, Ferro Industrial Products Proprietary Limited. Ferro ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
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) ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
Steven Cortazzo was named vice-president of sales for Keim Mineral Coatings of America, Inc. His responsibilities include corporate branding and business development in the New York metro region including New York City and New Jersey. ...
Tags: Mineral Coatings, Construction, Decoration, Coatings
Nanotech Coatings UK Limited has been appointed by Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (INI) as the exclusive UK distributor for INI's nanotechnology-based energy saving and protective coating line, Nansulate. Additionally the company will serve as a ...
Tags: Construction, Nanotech Coatings, Coatings
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 ...
Tags: Coating, Construction, Decoration
The PPG Industries Foundation announced a $5,000 donation to Action Greensboro for continued support of the STEM Early College program on the North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T) campus. The STEM Early College ...
Tags: PPG Industries, Coatings
PPG Industries’ new operation in Greece has conducted its first-ever customer training initiative, with 55 customers from 25 Greek shipping companies attending the one-day event last month. Held at the new facility in Acharnai - ...
Tags: Marine Coatings, PPG
The Munich-based WACKER Group has developed a new dispersion based on vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers (VAE) especially for the European carpet market. With VINNAPAS CA 55 as a binder, it is possible to formulate both precoats and ...
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 ...
Tags: Middle East, construction, coatings market
PPG Industries has expanded its aerospace business operations in Japan with the relocation of its application support center to a site in Miyoshi that supports increased production capacity, adds warehouse space and affords new service ...
Working together with various OEMs and lamp manufacturers, Flint Group has developed a full range of low energy UV curing highly reactive inks and coatings. A key feature of Xcura is that one product will print on certain non porous, as ...
Tags: Flint Group, Inks, Coatings
Valspar has announced today significant price increases in Mirror Coatings in most of the product lines and all the regions. “After many years of prices erosion not fully compensated by productivity and after a period where raw ...
Tags: Valspar, Mirror Coatings
Dow Corning’s proven Dow Corning 3074 Intermediate – used extensively as a reliable, high-performance material of choice in the demanding architectural, marine and industrial sectors – is now available for food-contact ...
The Munich-based WACKER Group has developed a new dispersion based on vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers (VAE) especially for the European carpet market. With VINNAPAS CA 55 as a binder, it is possible to formulate both precoats and ...
Tags: Carpet Market, WACKER
Based on the US Department of Commerce's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Thursday that steel import permit applications for the month of November total ...
Tags: US, steel import, finished steel, market share