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Solesis expands coating capabilities with the acquisition of Polyzen
Solesis has acquired Polyzen, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer-based film and coating technologies for the medical device and biopharmaceutical industries.
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Sto acquires remaining shares in Sto Italia
Sto SE & Co. KGaA, one of the major international manufacturers of products and systems for building coatings, has acquired the remaining 48 % of the shares in Sto Italia Srl, Empoli/Italy, from the...
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Ankush to distribute Hexigone’s corrosion inhibitors in India
Hexigone Inhibitors has announced a partnership with Ankush Enterprise to promote the company's technology throughout the Indian Paint and Coatings Market.
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BRB Silicones appoints Retba for distribution in Africa
BRB Silicones South Africa, a full subsidiary of BRB International, has appointed Retba for sales distribution of silicone product portfolio for paint, coatings and inks in 19 African countries.
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Wacker launches sustainability award
Wacker has established a sustainability prize that will be awarded annually to projects implementing the Group’s sustainability goals.
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Asian Paints to set up new manufacturing facility in India
Aian Paints has approved the setting up of a manufacturing facility for Vinyl Acetate Ethylene Emulsion (VAE) and Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) in India.
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The Sherwin-Williams Company buys Oskar Nolte and Klumpp Coatings
The Sherwin-Williams Company announced an agreement to acquire German-based Specialized Industrial Coatings Holding (SIC Holding), a Peter Möhrle Holding and GP Capital UG venture comprised of Oskar Nolte...
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Sika places EUR 607 million bond
Sika has successfully placed a bond with a total amount of EUR 607 million through a triple tranche. The net proceeds of the transaction will be used, among other things, to finance the acquisition of...
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Sherwin-Williams to expand architectural coatings facilities
Sherwin-Williams has announced facility upgrades that are intended to significantly expand the annual manufacturing capacity for the company's architectural paint and coatings products.
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Allnex opens new R&D center in Werndorf
Allnex has announced a multi-million-euro investment into a new, state-of-the-art Research and Development center, which is located in Werndorf, Austria and the modernisation and expansion of production...
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BASF opens surface treatment centre in China
The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, opened its first regional innovation and technology centre for applied surface treatment technology...
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Röhm and OQ Chemicals break ground for new plant
Röhm and OQ Chemicals officially broke ground on a new world-scale methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant. The new facility will be constructed by Röhm at OQ Chemicals’ production site at Bay City, Texas....
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Covestro breaks ground for new aniline production plant
Covestro has broken ground in Antwerp for a new production facility for the manufacture of aniline. With the capacity expansion, the company intends to strengthen its European production network for the...
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Du Pont increases manufacturing capacity in USA
Du Pont has completed a capacity increase for the manufacturing of water-based pigment inkjet inks and dispersions at its plant in Fort Madison, Iowa.