BASF's new trend collection features 65 global automotive paint colors for 2019 and beyond. The colors explore the powerful potential of Real Authentic Ways (RAW). This overarching theme emerged from trend findings that society is focused ...
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XSpark, BASF’s Coatings division has developed a color effect that has now been honored in one of the world’s most prestigious design competitions: the Red Dot Award: Product Design. For the first time in the 60-year history ...
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Axalta Coating Systems is strengthening its performance testing capability by opening a new product development center at its facility in Lionville, PA. The center is equipped with a Global Finishing Solutions professional spraybooth and ...
Axalta Coating Systems has announced the opening of its product development center at its facility in Lionville, Pennsylvania. The new development center is aimed at improving the company's performance testing capability. It features ...
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BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, broke ground on the second phase of its Innovation Campus Asia Pacific at its Pudong site in Shanghai, China. The €90 million expansion consists of an additional regional research and ...
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Axalta Coating Systems will begin the next phase of construction to significantly expand its waterborne production capacity at the company's operations in Guarulhos, Brazil. The 2014 construction represents the third year of a $32 million ...
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BASF was awarded the Pierre Potier prize 2013 within the “Innovative Processes” category for its automotive paint application process called Integrated Process II (IP II). This process for waterborne paint application to car ...
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Automotive paint and coatings supplier Axalta Coating Systems has rolled out a new corporate brand identity. Axalta, formerly known as DuPont Performance Coatings, said its new logo highlights the company name as well as its focus on ...
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Hammock Stands for Hammocks with and without Spreader bars There are two main type of hammocks - those with spreader bars and those without. Most of the time, you cannot interchange hammock stands with these two types of hammocks. The ...
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Matrix System Automotive Finishes will celebrate 30 years in the automotive paint industry this year. Matrix System has announced plans to reveal a throwback label and new commemorative logo. Matrix System, established in 1983 in Walled ...
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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 ...
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The mature European automotive paint additives market is being driven mainly by new technology and product innovation.Sizeable R&D investments are aimed at developing competitively priced,high performance additives that meet legislative ...
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If you are interested in purchasing a plasma, one of the first “investments” you will need besides a capable air compressor, is a good quality dryer to remove moisture from the compressor air. Moisture is the arch enemy of ...
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The largest car producer in Latin America, Brazil is a key market for auto OEM paint suppliers. Brazil’s massive auto industry is facing an uncertain constellation of factors that could spell out a slowdown for internationally ...
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