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Bodo Möller Chemie enters aerospace cooperation with Henkel

From now on the Bodo Möller Chemie Group is authorised to distribute Henkel's aerospace products and to offer professional consulting services.

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BASF and DiDi sign strategic cooperation agreement

BASF and the mobile transportation platform DiDi have signed a strategic cooperation agreement.

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Azelis announces a new distribution agreement with Perstorp

Effective immediately, Azelis will distribute Perstorp’s polyols and solutions portfolio in parts of Northern Europe.

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Venator and Grolman sign exclusive distribution agreement for DACH and Eastern Europe

Grolman Group has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the DACH region and Eastern Europe with Venator Colour Pigments.

The May issue of the European Coatings Journal is out and features a full package on radiation curing.
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May issue: Radiation curing in the focus

The May issue of the European Coatings Journal is out and features a full package on radiation curing: a market report, a product overview and expert interviews. The magazine is also available in European...

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Overview: European coatings universities and research institutes

Coating companies need to be innovative to be successful. Looking for an academic cooperation partner to boost your research? Or are you on the lookout for a degree or PhD in the field? We just updated...

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Tammo Boinowitz future president of Altana’s Byk division

Dr Tammo Boinowitz (53) will become managing director of Byk-Chemie based in Wesel as of January 1, 2021.

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Ranking: Europes top 25 coatings manufacturers in 2020

Our current ranking of the top-selling coatings manufacturers shows, as every year, how the European coatings manufacturers have performed in terms of turnover, export share or number of employees. A new...

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Quaron appoints Patrick Nguyen-Duhamel as President

The Supervisory Board of Quaron S.A.S. has appointed Patrick Nguyen-Duhamel as President of the company.

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Axalta invests in the production expansion for water-borne coatings in Shanghai

Axalta has broken ground on the newest phase of its Jiading plant in Shanghai, which represents a new investment in water-borne coatings by the company in China.

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BCF’s launches #essentialcoatings and #essentialinks campaign campaign

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has launched a new #essentialcoatings and #essentialinks campaign to highlight the critical role the coatings and printing inks sectors in the fight against COVID-19....

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Lomon Billions opens new sales and technical services office in Shanghai

The new office is located at CITIC Plaza in central Shanghai on the East bank of the Huangpu river, 43 kilometers and 45 minutes’ drive from Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

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Colorful growth: Ceresana examines the European market for paints and coatings

Ceresana has analysed the entire European market for paints and coatings for the fourth time: 9.1 million tonnes of paints and coatings were utilized in 2019.

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A gloomy outlook for anticorrosive coatings

Urgently needed but faltering infrastructure projects are having a negative impact on the market for corrosion protection coating materials in Europe.