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
The 17 National Standardization Bodies represented on ISO’s Marine Environment Protection Sub-committee (ISO-TC8-SC2) has voted in favor of circulating ISO 19030 parts 1 and 2 as Draft International Standards. In anticipation of final ...
Tags: chemicals, Marine Coatings, paint pigment
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) announced plans to tackle the issue of leftover decorative paint, much of which ends up in landfills. The plan includes implementing PaintCare, an industry-led project to help create a circular economy, ...
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IRL has announced the launch of a new edition of its single country report A Profile of the Indian Paint Industry. In this study, IRL examines India’s paints and coatings market independently and not as part of a regional study on the ...
DuPont Titanium Technologies, the world’s largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) products, will unveil its new Ti-Pure One Coat system at the European Coatings Show (21-23 April, 2015, Hall 7, stand 7-736) in Nuremberg, ...
Tags: DuPont Titanium, Ti-Pure One Coat, European Coatings Show
Each month, North Coast Research surveys a large sample of paint retailers throughout the U.S. to get a sense for current business trends. Please note that of the three primary architectural coatings channels (paint stores, home centers ...
Tags: Coatings Industry, paint stores, home centers, Construction
Nippon Paint China boosted its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program in 2014, with the launch of its "Society Care" programs in nine big cities around China. These charitable programs drew the participation of over 1,000 voluntary ...
Sustainability initiatives in the European coatings sector have reached a new phase with a much stronger focus on issues like low carbon footprints of products and waste reductions. Previously the industry has been concentrating on ...
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LiquiGlide, Inc. recently announced the world's first commercially viable super-slippery coating for paint and paint colorants. LiquiGlide's permanently wet coating prevents paint products from sticking to cans and manufacturing equipment, ...
The Coatings Research Group, Inc., (CGRI) the international association of 32 paint manufacturers located across 12 countries, has announced that Richard Scott will succeed Dr. Jackie Savoca as the organization’s sixth executive ...
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European paint manufacturers seeking the latest in convenience packaging now have access to the Easylid closure from CROWN Aerosols and Speciality Packaging Europe, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. Designed to make the opening and ...
Tags: Crown, EasyLid Paint Cans, European Market
Crown Aerosols and Speciality Packaging Europe, a subsidiary of Crown, has launched new Easylid closures to simplify packaging for domestic paint manufacturers. The new 'Easylid' closure technology, which was unveiled in Finland, is ...
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The Indian paint industry has witnessed enormous growth over the past few years with rapid urbanization, revival of the economy and increase in the disposable incomes. This has put the paint market, specifically decorative paint market, on ...
Tags: Construction, paint, decorative paint
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 ...
ACA's PaintCare pilot program in Oregon marked its third anniversary in July, and on Sept. 3, PaintCare submitted its annual report for the program to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The report details all the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration