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GXC Coatings celebrates its 20th anniversary – and invests on a large scale
Surface specialist GXC Coatings has launched the largest investment in ten years.
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Grace doubles colloidal silica capacity with major European plant opening
W. R. Grace & Co.has announced the opening of its new 8,200 square-meter colloidal silica plant at its European flagship manufacturing and R&D center in Worms, Germany.
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Because of the COVID-19 situation: SVLFC cancels “Techniktag
Due to the uncertain situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the board of the Schweizerische Vereinigung der Lack- und Farbenchemiker SVLFC (the Swiss association of paint and varnish chemists) has...
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Dörken celebrates the completion of a construction project and the start of a new building project
Ewald Dörken AG opened a new office building and started new construction work at the Hagen-Vorhalle location.
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BASF: So-called AUVOTs display automotive coatings in the digital world
Four AUVOT shapes represent different automotive features. The shapes specifically designed to highlight individual properties of colours.
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Siegwerk and Varcotec form partnership for antimicrobial coating
Siegwerk and Varcotec have entered into a distribution partnership for Varcotec's antimicrobial water based varnish in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa).
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Axalta provides update on business conditions from April and May
Axalta Coating Systems has announced an update on second quarter sales trends through May 2020.
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More than a name change: Oxea is now OQ Chemicals
The chemical company Oxea has officially changed its corporate name to OQ Chemicals as a token of its final integration into the newly formed energy company OQ.
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Altana Innovation Award goes to Eckart for new pearl effect pigments technology
A research team from Altana’s Eckart division has won this year’s Innovation Award of the specialty chemicals group.
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Interview: “Trends in effect pigments are based on performance”
Steven Jones, senior team leader for effect materials research at BASF Corporation, addresses trends in effect pigments for paints and coatings.
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Songwon enters two new distribution agreements with Bodo Möller Chemie
Songwon Industrial Co. has announced that it has signed two exclusive distribution agreements for the distribution of its comprehensive range of polymer stabilisers.
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Current situation creates opportunities for newcomers
C&G Pigment, a Chinese export marketing company of inorganic pigments, has founded a subsidiary based in Leverkusen, Germany. Managing Director Axel Schneider explains the motivation for this step...
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New website: Specialty chemicals manufacturer Byk with updated internet presence
The new website of specialty chemicals manufacturer Byk went online in early June.
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Trade fair for industrial painting technology: PaintExpo 2020 is being held
PaintExpo 2020, exhibition for industrial painting technology in Karlsruhe (Germany), will take place from 12 to 15 October 2020.