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Songwon enters exclusive partnership with Krahn Italia for Coatings
Songwon Industrial has entered a distribution partnership with Krahn Italia for its Business Unit Coatings.
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Ranking 2023: Europe’s Top 25
It’s that time again. The editors of European Coatings Journal publish the annual ranking of the 25 top-selling paint and coatings manufacturers in Europe. Even though there have again been only slight...
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Media reports: Adnoc wants to take over Covestro
The oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil (Adnoc) is apparently interested in taking over the German company Covestro. This is reported by several media.
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IMCD acquires Brylchem Group
Researchers have portrayed a graphene oxide modified vinyl ester coating based on tung oil-with an improved anti-corrosion performance.
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Briolf has acquired the Italian manufacturer Intec
With the incorporation of Intec, Briolf completes its third acquisition in the last 18 months and intends to strengthen its position at the European level.
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Siegwerk modernises “Center of Excellence” in France
Siegwerk has announced the successful completion of modernisation activities at its Annemasse site, the company’s second largest Center of Excellence for packaging inks and coatings in Europe.
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Henkel to build new adhesive manufacturing facility in China
Henkel has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility of its Adhesive Technologies business unit within the Yantai Chemical Industry Park in Shandong Province, China.
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BASF Española inaugurates its new technology centre in Marchamalo
On June 14, 2023, the opening ceremony signified the official opening of the "Technology Competence Center" at the facilities of BASF Española in Marchamalo (Guadalajara). The facility serves more than...
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UV/EB: “Highest impact technology for more sustainable coatings“
Beckers is building a new sustainable innovation centre in the U.K. to help unlock the potential of future coil coating technologies such as UV/EB curing. Gavin Bown, CTO, and Eric Fouissac, President,...
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Adler to build new service base in Germany
Austrian paint manufacturer Adler has broken ground for its new service base in Herford, Germany. The investment amounts to around EUR 10 million.
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Chromos Group and Zeller Gmelin expand cooperation
The Chromos Group, based in Dielsdorf (Switzerland), has represented ink manufacturer Zeller+Gmelin, Eislingen (Germany), in the Swiss market for more than 20 years. Now the companies have agreed to extend...
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IMCD opens new laboratory near Philadelphia
IMCD has announced the relocation and opening of the a "IMCD Coatings & Construction Laboratory" serving customers throughout North America.
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Omya anncounces the acquisition of Bublon
Omya, a global producer of industrial minerals, has acquired Bublon GmbH, a technology leader in producing lightweight fillers / microspheres based on the controlled thermal expansion of raw perlite.
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PPG opens “Color Creation Lab” in China
PPG has announced the opening of a "Color Creation Lab" in collaboration with automaker Chery Automobile.