The Valspar Corporation announced an agreement with B&Q, an operating company of Kingfisher plc, the world's third largest DIY retail conglomerate, to supply a full selection of premium Valspar paint to all 350 of its locations in the ...
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The Nova Paint Club has elected Michael Dayan, CEO of Tambour, Israel's leading paint company, to be its new president, replacing Joao Serrenho of CIN Group. The Nova Paint Club, which has ten member companies operating in 80 countries, ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to invest about EUR3.4bn ($4.4bn) in refurbishing its model lineup and facilities in Brazil. The investment, which runs through 2016, includes EUR126m to expand capacity at its engine facility in ...
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BASF Canada’s coatings division recently sponsored the Canadian International Autoshow’s 40th Anniversary Charity Gala at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. This year’s charity auction featured a limited edition Camaro ...
GNS Science and Resene Paints have teamed up to develop a high-tech roof paint containing nanoparticles that will be more effective than existing coating products at reflecting summer heat and keeping buildings cooler in summer. The joint ...
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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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The mushrooming of housing complexes, office buildings and shopping malls in Kenya and Tanzania has escalated the need for decorative paint and coatings in these countries, according to new study from Frost and Sullivan. The new study, ...
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As part of an ongoing community outreach program, PPG Automotive Refinish business development manager Steve Topczewski and elite painters Jeremy Seanor and Jason Lutton recently went to Hudson Middle School, Hudson, Ohio and spent the day ...
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Dunn-Edwards has announced the availability of zero VOC colorants for tinting. Zero VOC colorants are available in all of Dunn-Edwards’ 110 stores located in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. “While high ...
OMNOVA Solutions unveiled its new PLIOTEC HDT 12 binder designed for the formulation of anticorrosion paint. OMNOVA Solutions' Hydrophobic Dispersion Technology (HDT), provides adhesion and water resistance properties, making PLIOTEC HDT 12 ...
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Jotun Egypt has won an exclusive contract for painting the Cairo Festival Centre, one of the largest shopping malls in Egypt, and the replica mall of the Dubai Festival Center, the largest shopping center in the Middle East. The total ...
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Wacker Chemie AG is strategically expanding its presence in the Middle and South American growth region. Consequently, the Munich-based chemical com- pany is extending its existing technical center in São Paulo, Bra- zil, and ...
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The sugar painting is just paintings made of sugar, which can not only be eaten but also appreciated. It is always called Inverse Sugar Figure, Inverse Sugar Cake or Sugar Light Figure. The history of this handicraft, with the local ...
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Very few inventions of man can match the perfect marriage of delicacy and sturdiness than that of the paper umbrella from China. The dainty surface, with its paintings of flowers, birds, characters and the picturesque Chinese landscape, ...
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There came the large and mighty procession to escort the bride with firecrackers set off here and there and the gongs and drums and other jubilant music for the wedding ceremony lingering in one's ears on their way. The bride's sedan, bed, ...
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