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Ross Straughan joins Blagden
Blagden Specialty Chemicals Ltd has made a new appointment to its management team to further drive the company’s growth.
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Ford honours Axalta at 20th annual world excellence awards
Axalta Coating Systems was recognised as a top-performing global supplier for Ford Motor Company at the 20th annual Ford World Excellence Awards.
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Collaboration between Krüss and Linseis for high-temperature contact angles
Krüss GmbH and Linseis will be following a common path in the field of high-temperature contact angle measurement.
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Akzo Nobel expands organic peroxide capacity in India
Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals has broken ground on a project to expand production capacity and upgrade its organic peroxides facility in Mahad, India.
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Lanxess increases production for prepolymers in Brazil
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is building a new, state-of-the-art facility for the production of prepolymers at its site in Porto Feliz, Brazil.
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BASF extends production capacity for effect pigments
BASF invests EUR 15 million in expansion of its production capacity for its effect pigments.
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EPD Coatings Market exhibit growth over 4.6 % by 2025
According to a new research report by Global Market Insights. Electronic Protection Device Coatings Market size will surpass EUR 17 thousand million by 2025
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UK coatings industry leader recognised at BCF Annual Conference
In May 2018 at their Annual Conference, the British Coatings Federation (BCF) presented their prestigious, silver medal to UK coatings industry champion, Martin ...
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J.W. Ostendorf becomes part of the Hempel Group
Hempel has signed an agreement to acquire 65 percent of one of Germany’s leading manufacturers of decorative paint, J.W. Ostendorf (JWO). Following closing of the ...
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Titanium dioxide: “Keeping a watchful eye”
Rises in titanium dioxide pigment prices in the second quarter of 2018 are likely, but during the second half of the year the global supply/demand balance should ...
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Market study bio-based building blocks and polymers
New comprehensive market and trend report "Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Global Capacities and Trends 2017-2022” published by German nova-Institute. ...
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CEPE: “Requirements that some of our members are finding difficult to meet
In September last year, Dr Harald Borgholte of BASF’s Coatings division was elected as President of CEPE. He looks forward to the opportunity to make lasting ...
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Aqueous polymers: “Growth, sustainability and security of supply are paramount
Lars Wallstein, Managing Director of Synthomer Germany, sees the situation with aqueous polymers as challenging. The commodities situation is difficult for ...
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Market analysis of German shipbuilding
In a new market analysis experts see a positive trend for the German shipbuilding industry in contrast to the global situation.