PPG, in connection with LKQ Corporation’s announcement of its definitive agreement to purchase Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW), said it will divest its approximately 40% interest in PGW. LKQ announced that it expects the transaction to ...
Tags: PPG, PGW, LKQ, Automotive glass business, Stake
According to Ashland Specialty Ingredients, paint is changing. Yesterday's "house paint," a functional necessity to cover drywall, wood or masonry, must today be an "architectural coating" that allows owners to express their personal style. ...
Tags: Paint Formulations, paint
Oxea has named Specialty Chemical Sales, Inc. (SCS) as the national distribution partner for its next-generation coalescing agent Oxfilm 351 in the United States. The Cleveland, Ohio-based SCS will represent it throughout the states to the ...
Tags: Oxea, coalescing agent, coating
U.S. demand for paint and coatings is forecast to grow 3.8 percent annually to 1.4 billion gallons in 2019, valued at $31.5 billion. Gains will be driven by a strong rebound in construction activity, which will stimulate demand in the ...
Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney has announced the commencement of its fifth U.S. Paint & Coatings Industry study. According to the firm, the industry is continuing its recovery from the global recession of 2008-2009. Consumption is projected to ...
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, commissioned its second benzoic acid reactor train at its facility in Rotterdam, Netherlands, adding 75,000 metric tons of capacity for the production of benzoic ...
The main types of the protective coatings are and will remain in the long term zinc and zinc-based alloys having anode protection, as well as a variety of paints and coatings, Russia's Metal Supply and Sales magazine has reported. In ...
Responding to the strength of the markets it serves, Evonik Corporation said that it will expand its specialty methacrylate monomer facility in Mobile, Ala. The methyl methacrylate transesterification (MMAT) plant, within Evonik's ...
Superior Materials Inc, a large regional chemical distributor, has added Huntsman Pigments to their product portfolio. Established in 1946 and with headquarters in Garden City NY, Superior Materials is now responsible for the sale of ...
U.S. demand for paint and coatings is forecast to rise 4.2 percent annually to 1.5 billion gallons in 2017, valued at $30.6 billion. This will be a notable improvement over the volume declines recorded during the 2007-2012 period, ...
Tags: Paint&Coatings
The American Coatings Association (ACA) is seeking nominations for the Joseph J. Mattiello Lecture Award, to be presented at its American Coatings Conference, April 7-9, 2014, in Atlanta, Ga. Nominations must be received by Aug. 31, 2013. ...
Tags: ACA, Mattiello Memorial Lecture, Construction&Decoration
Blackmer, a global leader in positive displacement and centrifugal pump, and reciprocating compressor technologies, is pleased to announce that it has launched a new website focusing specifically on the global Paint & Coatings industry. ...
Tags: centrifugal pump, Blackmer, reciprocating compressor technologies
Superior Materials Inc, a large regional chemical distributor, is pleased to announce the addition of the SEFA Group’s Glassix (post-consumer) and Spherix (post-industrial) engineered functional extenders to our focused product ...
Tags: Superior Materials, SEFA Group, Glassix, Spherix
Wilden is pleased to announce that the High-Pressure models of its Advanced Series Metal Air-Operated Double-Diaphragm Pumps feature operational capabilities that make them ideal for the loading, unloading and transfer of resins, solvents ...
Tags: Wilden Pumps, Handling Resins, Paint&Coatings Applications
The Chinese paint, coatings and ink markets continue to enjoy strong growth, and global suppliers are working hard to reach this ever-expanding market. It comes as no surprise that CHINACOAT (The China International Exhibition for Coatings, ...