WorldSkills International, China's automotive refinish competition, was held recently at PPG Industries' new Shanghai Training Center. PPG helped organize the competition and provided tools, facilities and premium car-painting products for ...
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At the Asia Pacific Coatings Show from September 19 to 20 in Jakarta, BYK additives & Instruments will be presenting additive solutions for the coatings and printing inks industry. The areas of focus at this year's show cover the themes: ...
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BP is to establish a $100 million international research center known as the BP International Centre for Advanced Materials, or BP-ICAM. This center will lead research aimed at advancing the fundamental understanding and use of materials ...
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BASF Coatings and the design agency Are We Designer are joint winners of the "red dot award: communication design" for the design of their global automotive color trend book. The red dot award is a worldwide design awards. More than ...
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A proposed new ASTM International test method will combine existing in-house methods for dirt pick-up resistance for architectural paints and stains in an effort to standardize testing for dirt repellency throughout the industry. The ...
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Luvata, a provider of metal solution manufacturing, heat transfer technology and engineering and design services, has broken ground on its latest facility—a coatings plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico. The plant will offer two ...
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Evonik has introduced Tego Dispers 757 W, designed for premium pigment concentrates used in all waterborne industrial coatings but particularly where durability and corrosion protection are important. Additionally, Tego Dispers 757 W can be ...
European coatings companies must deal with the widening gap between mature domestic markets Mature Domestic Markets in Europe Present Challenges Nonetheless,the poor prospects for major parts of Europe underline the challenges for its ...
Alberdingk Boley,Inc.has named Joe Koenig technical sales manager-Mid-South region reporting to Yasmin Sayed-Sweet,vice president sales and marketing.Koenig has more than 15 years of experience in the coatings industry including roles in ...
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PPG Industries has completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets of Spraylat Corp.,a privately-owned industrial coatings company based in Pelham,NY.Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition furthers the ...
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HMG Paints recently opened The Newton Centre and The Riverside Building at their manufacturing site in Collyhurst, Manchester, UK. The new facilities provide the company with a brand new center of excellence, focusing on innovation, ...
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HMG Paints recently opened The Newton Centre and The Riverside Building at their manufacturing site in Collyhurst, Manchester, UK. The new facilities provide the company with a brand new center of excellence, focusing on innovation, ...
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Dymax Oligomers and Coatings, formerly Bomar Specialties, Inc., has introduced a new website at www.dymax-oc.com. The site helps manufacturers choose the appropriate oligomer and compatible dispensing and curing equipment for their ...
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U.S.8,138,250 B2 H R D Corporation has been granted a patent for an ink composition,comprised of between 20%-60%weight percent of an acrylic resin dispersion;between 5%-30%weight percent of a pigment;between 20%-75%weight percent of an ...
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U.S.8,138,249 B2 BASF Coatings Japan Ltd.has been awarded a patent for a two-component coating system comprised of a component(a)comprised of one or more polyisocyanates,a component(b)comprised of one or more oligomeric and/or polymeric ...
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