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Eurosyn announces strategic partnership with hubergroup Chemicals for the italien market

Eurosyn, a distributor of specialty chemicals for the Italian market, announces a new partnership with hubergroup Chemicals, a division of the international chemical and ink specialist hubergroup, specializing...

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Interview with Frank Brouwer from Stahl: bio-based materials on the rise

Frank Brouwer, Renewable Chemistry Specialist at Stahl, spoke to our European Coatings-editor Bettina Hoffman about the growing demand for bio-based materials and the future of sustainable coatings.

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Hauschild SpeedMixer expands operations

Hauschild Engineering announced that its US distributor, Hauschild SpeedMixer, is moving to a larger facility in Farmington Hills.

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Europe’s top 10 companies with the biggest changes in turnover

The year 2023 brought significant changes to the European paint and coatings industry, as shown by the current data of the Top 25 companies. An analysis of the revenues from 2018 to 2023 highlights the...

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Covestro becomes a shareholder in the company BioBTX

By becoming a strategic partner in the company BioBTX, Covestro is enabling the construction of a demonstration plant for a chemical recycling method. The technology will make it possible to recover valuable...

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Evonik commissions new plant at Rheinfelden site

Evonik has commissioned a plant for an innovative dispersion technology for fumed silica at its Rheinfelden site.

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Bodo Möller: New competence centre in Shanghai with change in top management

Bodo Möller Chemie, distributor of speciality chemicals, adhesives and composite materials, has opened a new Adhesive Competence Centre in Shanghai, China.

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Wacker focuses on silicone specialities and builds production site in the Czech Republic

Wacker is building a new production site for silicone specialities in Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic), investing a three-digit million euro amount, creating around 200 jobs by 2028 and aiming to strengthen...

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Sales development of Top 5 companies in the paints and coatings industry

Over the past five years, the top 5 companies in the paints and coatings industry have experienced significant developments in their sales figures, painting a picture of the market and its growth potential....

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Covestro enters into concrete negotiations with Adnoc on a potential transaction

Is a takeover of Covestro getting closer? Several financial portals are reporting that the Arab oil group Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc) is holding out the prospect of EUR 62 per share.

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Altana and UB FIGG invest in the Finnish technology company Nordtreat

The Finnish sustainability fund UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund (UB FIGG) and the speciality chemicals group Altana are investing in the technology company Nordtreat.

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Azelis strengthens footprint in South Africa through the acquisition of CPS Chemicals (Coatings)

Azelis, a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of CPS Chemicals (Coatings),...

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Henkel opens second application centre in North Vietnam

Henkel, a global leader in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, has launched a second application center in Thanh Hoa, north Vietnam, to expand its support for leading sports and fashion brands...

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ECS Reloaded: free access to ECS Highlights until June 21

The European Coatings Show 2023 was a great success. Until June 21, ECS Reloaded offers free access to highlights of the show and conference as well as updates on new product information.