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Significant contraction in the demand for paints and coatings in the first half of 2020
In the first six months of 2020 the global market lost about -9 % in value, while the TOP 11 global producers lost over -10 % in sales revenues compared to 2019. Companies serving the decorative paint...
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IGL Coatings announces strategic partnership with Yamaclar in Turkey
IGL Coatings has announced a strategic partnership with Yamaclar Detailing as its exclusive distributor in Turkey.
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SK Capital to acquire Huntsman’s remaining interest in Venator Materials
SK Capital buys remaining 40 % in shares of Venator for approximately USD 100 million.
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AkzoNobel acquires Stahl’s powder activities
Akzo Nobel gains unique low cure technology with acquisition of Stahl’s powder activities.
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Bio-based coatings overview: Increasing activities
Bio-based paints and coatings continue to play a rather small role in the coatings business. The current market share is estimated at around 5 % in sales. Most of this is also likely to come from long-established...
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ETCC postponed to 2021
The European Coatings Technology Congress 2020 that was planned to take place this year in Krakow, Poland, has ben postponed to 2021 due to the Corona pandemic.
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European Coatings Show 2021 will take place
After an elaborate exchange with the exhibitors, the organisers of the European Coatings Show have decided that the leading trade fair of the European coatings industry will take place. A detailed hygiene...
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Five Facts on the South African coatings market
While Africa is a much smaller coatings market than Europe or Asia, it has been developing into an emerging market. One of the most important consumers of paint on the continent is South Africa – we...
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The cost-performance-sustainability triangle needs to be considered
At the moment, bio-based coatings are a niche. However in recent years they more and more attention and activities in this area are on an all-time high. We spoke with Frank Hezel from BASF about the current...
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Interview: “Bottlenecks in the supply of important raw materials”
EuPIA’s managing director Dr Martin Kanert speaks about the current market development at the printing inks market and how the pandemic affects urgent topics of the association.
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Interview: “Defend the voice of paints”
Christel Davidson has been with CEPE since January and took over as managing director in April. She recaps her first four months in the coatings industry.