PPG Industries’industrial coatings business has introduced POWERCRON ADVANTEDGE electrocoats (e-coats), a line of next-generation, high-edge cationic-epoxy products for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) markets. Powercron ...
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On June 24, 2014, Hemmelrath Lackfabrik GmbH founded the company's first Russian branch, Hemmelrath RUS, in Nizhny Novgorod. With the new location, Hemmelrath opens up the Russian OEM market for itself and lays the foundation for further ...
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PPG Industries protective and marine business is the first coatings manufacturer to successfully develop and market a range of copper-free antifoulings for commercial vessels to help customers stay ahead of future regulations. The unique ...
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Brand designing firm Bluemarlin has developed new packaging design for the paint and coatings manufacturer Valspar's new portfolio launched in Australia. The new design, which is expected to highlight the brand's culture of Owning Color, ...
US-based paints and coatings manufacturer Valspar has dismissed 25 employees in Minneapolis as part of the company's ongoing review of personnel. The lay off is six percent of the company's 400-person work force in Minneapolis and 0.2% ...
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The Waterborne, High-Solids and Powder Coatings Symposium sponsored by the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at the University of Southern Mississippi has announced its 2014 Plenary Speaker. Professor James Rawlins of the ...
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The Valspar Corporation has completed the previously announced acquisition of Inver Holding S.r.l., a leading industrial coatings manufacturer in Europe. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With 2012 sales of ...
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The Valspar Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inver Holding S.r.l., a leading industrial coatings manufacturer in Europe. The transaction is expected to close in the fiscal fourth quarter, subject to regulatory ...
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Adopting Eurocodes helps increase safety, boost efficiency, and reduce costs, according to the world’s largest coatings manufacturer. Speaking at a Parliamentary Seminar on fire safety, Peter Scott, Structural Engineering Manager at ...
Adopting Eurocodes helps increase safety, boost efficiency, and reduce costs, according to the world’s largest coatings manufacturer. Speaking at a Parliamentary Seminar on fire safety, Peter Scott, Structural Engineering Manager at ...
The European Union’s controversial REACH legislation on the safety of chemicals has been challenging chemical producers and their raw material suppliers since it came into effect five years ago. Initially the major concern was that ...
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Spencer Coatings has become the U.K.'s largest independent coatings manufacturer after it acquired Stokes Paints in a deal worth £5million. Employing more than 100 people, the enlarged Spencer Coatings will have a turnover of more ...
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PPG Industries has received a$1.5 million award from the federal government's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program(SERDP)to develop a chemical-agent-resistant coating(CARC)in powder form for use on military vehicles and ...
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Bayer MaterialScience has been honored by AkzoNobel's Automotive&Aerospace Coatings business(A&AC)with"The Alliance Award for Superior Partnership".Bayer MaterialScience has long supplied the Amsterdam-based company and world's largest ...
Coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched Hempadur Impact 47800, a new dedicated coating for bulk carrier cargo holds. Hempadur Impact offers high-end abrasion, impact and corrosion resistance, and completes Hempel’s range of cargo ...
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