The Valspar has expanded production capacity of its automotive refinish coatings products at US-based manufacturing facilities. Recent technology and equipment upgrades at locations in Garland, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have ...
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US-based PPG has opened a nearly $3m expansion for packaging coatings manufacturing at its Oak Creek facility in Wisconsin. As part of the expansion project, the firm added a new 3,300ft² facility to produce food-can coatings to help ...
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Corbion has secured patent in Europe for new method to produce aqueous potassium lactate solutions. The new method is said to provide flavor, concentration and quality advantages over traditional methods. Aqueous potassium lactate (KL) ...
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PPG has completed its new $10m coatings center of excellence at its existing complex in Tianjin, China. The new facility will serve regional customers in the automotive plastics and decorative accessories industry. The new coatings ...
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US-based food ingredients distributor Batory Foods has been chosen as the authorised distributor by Corbion for its products which includes lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives and lactides. The Corbion products are used for ...
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Asian Paints has announced its financial results for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2015. “The demand conditions in the Indian Economy remained subdued and growth of decorative coatings business segment in India ...
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At the recent European Coatings Conference on Automotive Coatings on September 24 and 25 in Düsseldorf, Germany, Dr. Klemens Bartmann, Global Technology Director at Axalta Coating Systems, a leading manufacturer of liquid and powder ...
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PPG Industries has completed a $3.8 million expansion at its coatings manufacturing facility in Laguna de Duero, Valladolid, Spain. The investment provides new, state-of-the-art, mixing and blending equipment at the facility that will ...
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PPG Industries announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining interest in Chemfil Canada Limited, a joint venture of PPG and Madinal Enterprises. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, ...
BASF inaugurated its new resin and electrocoat plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Shanghai. In line with BASF’s approach to stay close to customers worldwide, this new plant will further strengthen BASF’s ...
Asian Paints today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2015. "No significant improvement in demand conditions witnessed in the decorative coatings business in India in the Quarter. Lower raw material ...
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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Highest durability levels, outstanding coloristics and excellent processability in both, water- and solvent-based systems: Suppliers of automotive coatings have high expectations when it comes to pigments. BASF aims to meet the requirements ...
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PPG Industries has announced plans to expand its investments in global communities where the company operates with the launch of a $10 million initiative called "Colorful Communities." The program, which will focus on renewal projects ...
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With its streamlined design featuring BASF’s exclusive “Mid-night Glimmer” coatings, Chevrolet-FNR concept car has made its global debut at Shanghai GM Gala Night before Auto Shanghai 2015. The car’s special design ...
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