Costs - related to areas like more efficient manufacturing processes, applications, use of energy and logistics – were a major focus of attention at the European Coatings Show (ECS) in Nuremberg, Germany, in April. The three-day ...
International coatings supplier Hempel has announced the launch of a new combined primer and mid-coat designed specifically for wind towers. The new coating, HEMPADUR 4774D, will be used in Hempel’s two-coat anti-corrosive system for ...
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After a slowdown in demand in the second half of last year in many parts of Europe, coatings companies in the region have become less confident about the short-term future. However, despite economic forecasts of relatively slow growth in ...
AkzoNobel has introduced Enviroline 405HTR, a single-coat glass fiber reinforced lining system into its International coatings range. Enviroline 405HTR is designed to reduce product range complexity while meeting the ever-changing ...
AkzoNobel has introduced the shipping industry's first digital tool that enables operators to accurately assess and predict the risk of hull fouling, depending on which routes are being traded. Developed by the company's Marine Coatings ...
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After a sharp downturn following the 2008 financial crisis, growth in coatings demand in the Gulf region of the Middle East is now surging forward again. This recovery was symbolized in late November by the announcement that Dubai, which ...
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Eastern Europe used to be regarded by Western European coatings producers as the buoyant market on their doorstep – in which demand could be depended upon to boost their sales especially at times of sluggish domestic growth. Now, ...
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The Lubrizol Corporation will exhibit a broad variety of its advanced performance coatings solutions at the ABRAFATI 2013 International Coatings Show in Brazil next month. The trade conference will be held September 16-18 at the Transamrica ...
Over a hundred works of experts from around the world will be presented. The high-level programming of the 13th International Coatings Congress has already been defined and can be found on the event website (www.abrafati2013.com.br). Part ...
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The European Coatings Show (ECS) took place in March 2013 in Nuremberg, Germany, at a time of continued static demand in the European Union’s coating market. The exhibition and the congress that was held at the same time is one of ...
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International Coatings Company is excited to introduce its newly reformulated 7014 Legacy White. 7014 Legacy White was redesigned from the ground up. It offers great bleed resistance, outstanding print performance, very fast flash, ...
Tags: International Coatings, 7014 Legacy White, Construction
ABRAFATI's Congress will feature presentations focusing on sustainability and innovative uses of raw materials will be highlighted. The topic of Coatings of the Future has been guiding studies related to the sector and will be ...
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Riding China's unprecedented home construction growth is at best a short-term strategy. What happens when this growth levels out or worse, declines? How would you measure success in a market that just a handful of years ago did not exist? ...
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