Axalta Coating Systems and Shanghai Kinlita Chemical have signed an agreement to form a joint venture in China. Aimed at driving deep into China’s burgeoning commercial truck market, the agreement leverages Axalta’s position ...
Tags: Commercial Truck Market, economic development, Construction
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business will highlight new products during preview days at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit’s Cobo Center, Jan. 12-15. The products are designed to help ...
Tags: Green Coating Technologies, environmental standards, Construction
Cardolite introduced a comprehensive line of cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) based polyols for adhesives, coatings, foam and elastomer applications. Polyols derived from CNSL have unique qualities compared to widely known polyester and ...
BASF’s Coatings division started up a new Netzsch LMZ25 beadmill at its site in Deeside, UK. The modern mill will be used to manufacture intermediate pigment pastes in the PVC plastisol production process. The beadmill replaces a Cox ...
Tags: ribbon-cutting ceremony, coil coatings market, Construction
A new technical brochure describing the performance of Nerox 510 Carbon Black Pigment for formulating industrial coatings with increased stability and jetness is now available from Orion Engineered Carbons. The 8-page color brochure ...
Tags: charts, graphs, Construction
BASF’s Coatings division started up a new Netzsch LMZ25 beadmill at its site in Deeside, UK. The modern mill will be used to manufacture intermediate pigment pastes in the PVC plastisol production process. The beadmill replaces a Cox ...
Tags: grinding system, precoated steel, aluminum panels, Construction
Donna Burlison, customer service representative at PPG Industries’ industrial coatings manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon, Illinois, has presented a PPG Industries Foundation check for $1,000 to Rome Grade School teachers Chad ...
The likelihood of tighter European Union regulations on air emissions being imposed on the European coatings and other industries has been receding as the EU gives top priority to economic growth at a time when many of the region’s ...
Tags: IAQ labelling system, volatile organic compounds, Construction
IRL has launched a new edition of its regional title "A Profile of the Central European Paint Industry." This fully updated report provides market data for 2013 and forecasts for 2018, and gives an overview of the paint industry trends ...
Tags: industrial wood, plastic coatings segments, Construction
Hempel has acquired Schaepman’s Lakfabrieken B.V, a leading Dutch supplier of specialised industrial, protective and decorative coatings. The acquisition is part of Hempel’s five-year growth strategy, One Hempel – One ...
Tags: decorative coatings, suppliers, Construction
“The future of the coatings industry rests with scientists and engineers in R&D and their ability to develop sustainable coating solutions that can keep up with global demand,” said Dr. Panos Kordomenos, Chief Technology Officer ...
Tags: Coatings Market, Global Trends, Construction
BASF announced the North American launch of Irgazin Orange EH1287 for industrial applications which include agriculture, construction and earth moving equipment coatings. Irgazin Orange EH1287 improves material flow allowing formulators to ...
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business showcased its full assortment of liquid, powder, pretreatment and electrocoat (e-coat) products at FabTech, Nov. 11-13 at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. William A. Ramos, PPG ...
Tags: electrocoat products at FabTech, industrial coatings, Construction
Ashland Inc, a manufacturer of specialty chemical solutions, said it has hired William Wulfsohn as its new CEO, who replaces James O'Brien, who retires at the end of December. Wulfsohn, 52, brings nearly 30 years of world-class chemicals ...
Tags: specialty alloys, powder metal stainless steels, Textile
The dispersions segment is continuing to be one of the most active in the European coatings sector in the development of new technologies as well as investing in mergers and acquisitions and expansions in production capacity. Demand for ...
Tags: Dispersions, coatings sector