Despite the booming profits of TiO2 producers in Europe, they still want to diversify their portfolio into speciality pigments to ensure higher profit margins in the long-term. This switch into specialities is causing concern among ...
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The European coatings sector is being confronted with one of its most difficult challenges in the communication of safety information to its customers and other paint users. This communications problem stems from the ...
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The coatings industry in Europe has been bracing itself for an extremely difficult 2012 in which much of the region will be suffering from the effects of a severe economic downturn mainly due to the impact of the troubles with the euro on ...
Tags: coatings industry, Europe, OECD, severe economic downturn
Paint producers and their raw material suppliers in Europe are giving a new impetus to the drive to making sustainability a central objective of the whole coatings market across the region. The sector is seeking to draw up common ...
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Evans Analytical Group (EAG) announced that EAG Coatings Solutions (formerly CAS-MI) is moving to Missouri and joining their sister company, Chemir. Now called Chemir a division of Evans Analytical Group, the company will continue to offer ...
Tags: EAG, CAS-MI, paints, coatings, independent laboratory
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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The American Coatings Association (ACA) is seeking submission of abstracts for its Coatings Regulations and Analytical Methods Conference, to be held May 14-15, 2013 in Pittsburgh, PA. Abstracts should provide the latest information ...
Tags: Coatings, Analytical Methods, ACA Issues, coatings industry
PPG Industries announced that it has entered into a technology license agreement with China-based Henan Billions Chemicals Joint Stock Co., Ltd., that will provide Henan Billions the right to use PPG’s technology for the manufacture ...
Welcomes Adriaan van der Capellen and Steven McGrane Plus Eighteen Independent,North American Sales Reps American Polymers Corporation(dba Polycoat Products),a leading manufacturer and custom formulator of high performance protective ...
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The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association approved its board of directors for 2012-2013 at its recent Conference and Annual General Meeting in Vancouver. "The Board continues to move forward with a strong and fully engaged Board of ...
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Texanol is Eastman's longest standing product produced at is Longview site.To commemorate the 50-year anniversary,Eastman held a celebration event at the Longview site for employees and retirees who have worked in the production of Texanol ...
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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 ...
Tags: Industrial, Construction, Argentina, Paints, Coatings, Continue, Boom
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 ...
Tags: China, Investment, Continue, Expand, PPG
Steve Guntner,a coatings industry veteran passed away September 28 after a brief illness.Steve,63,was well known and regarded in the coatings industry,with a career spanning more than 30 years. Steve started his career in the mixing ...
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James McDonald,has joined the oil and gas team within Hempel Coatings as the primary engineering representative for the onshore upstream market.McDonald has spent more than a decade in the protective coatings industry,performing a variety ...
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