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Alberdingk Boley GmbH takes over production site of Synthomer Leuna GmbH
"By taking over the new site at Leuna, Alberdingk Boley reliably ensures the growth strategy for its polyurethane and acrylate dispersions", states Timm Wiegmann,...
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Clariant Turkey and Interplast form new distribution partnership
Clariant has announced a new partnership in Turkey with the distributor Interplast, a member of the Safic-Alcan Group. The agreement involves the distribution of ...
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Lanxess plans to buy specialty chemicals division of Akzo Nobel
Chemical specialist Lanxess has linked up with private equity shop Apollo to court Akzo Nobel’s specialty chemicals division. But they are not alone.
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7 steps to higher sales prices
Paints and coatings companies wanting to push through higher prices to cover higher purchasing costs have very good prospects of success in 2018. Fear of putting ...
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Sika: “Our target is to establish 105 national subsidiaries by 2020”
By acquiring two businesses in Turkey and the Czech Republic and establishing a subsidiary in El Salvador - its 99th worldwide - Sika continues to expand its ...
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New CEPE President: Dr. Harald Borgholte
Dr. Harald Borgholte of BASF will succeed Jaques Menicucci of Allios as president of CEPE.
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Water-borne coatings: “Still challenges in some high-gloss trim paints”
Calls to lower the solvent content of coatings are in line with customer demands and regulations. Anne-Sophie Hesry, senior chemist, R&D Performance Polymers at ...
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Direct-to-metal coatings: Outstripping the market
A small sub-section of the metal coatings market is one of the fastest growing. Direct-to-metal (DTM) coatings can offer huge gains in production efficiency and cost ...
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Setting the tone for the industry: CEPE Annual Conference
The pace of innovation in the European coatings sector is picking up. CEPE will be setting the tone in Athens from 27-29 September, with a high-calibre conference ...
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Wood coatings: Growth in stages
Wood continues to be a popular material. Upbeat forecasts for housing and residential construction activity and increasing levels of urbanisation are boosting...
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Akzo Nobel CEO Ton Büchner steps down with immediate effect
Akzo Nobel has announced today that Chief Executive Ton Büchner steps down with immediate effect due to health reasons. The company has announced Thierry Vanlancker ...
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Mid-year survey: Critical condition
The coatings business in the first half of 2017 was between good and adequate for many companies. However, the raw materials situation is becoming a severe issue ...