Markets & Companies - European Coatings

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Beckers announces new “Sustainable Innovation Centre

Beckers has announced the building of a new "Sustainable Innovation Centre" in the UK to unlock the potential of more sustainable coil coating technologies.

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Polynt announces coatings resin plant opening

The Polynt Group expands its resin production capacity with the opening of a new site in Port Moody, BC, Canada during the second half of 2023.

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Kansai Helios completes acquisition of Beckers’ Railway Coatings business

Kansai Helios has completed its acquisition of the assets of the Railway Coatings business of Beckers Group ́s company Becker Industrie SAS, Montbrison (France).

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Additiva and Kronos form new distribution partnership

Additiva, a Brazilian distributor of special chemical products, has announced its new partnership with Kronos for the local distribution of Titanium Dioxide in Brazil.

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PPG completes powder coatings plant expansion

PPG has announced the completion of a EUR 13,5 million investment to enhance its powder coatings production facility in Brazil, Indiana.

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Brenntag launches new development centre in Mumbai

Brenntag has announced the opening of its new "Material Science Application and Development Center" situated in Navi Mumbai, India.

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Vertellus expands and rebrands as Aurorium

Vertellus has acquired Centauri Technologies. In addition to the acquisition the Company announced that it has changed its official name from Vertellus to Aurorium.

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Titanium dioxide: “We do not expect the imposition of further restrictions

We spoke to Reg Adams of Artikol about the titanium dioxide market as well as the ruling that the pigment has been wrongly classified as carcinogenic.

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Safic-Alcan expands in Kenya

Safic-Alcan has announced the expansion of its presence in Africa with the establishment of a new subsidiary office in Kenya.

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Henkel divests its business activities in Russia

Henkel has signed an agreement on the sale of its business activities in Russia to a consortium of local financial investors. In April 2022, the company had announced the decision to exit from Russia....