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British Coatings Federation collaborates with GTMA to encourage more UK manufacturing

The BCF is now part of the Reshoring UK initiative, a web-based supplier and buyer portal which has been developed as a comprehensive map of the capabilities available within the UK.

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Investment of EUR 55 million: Tesa builds new plant in Vietnam

Tesa has made the decision to build a new large plant in Vietnam. Production will start in 2023.

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Safic-Alcan further extends distribution agreement with Tronox in Europe and Turkey

Safic-Alcan has extended the exclusive distribution agreement with Tronox for TiO2 pigments in Benelux and Turkey, effective April 1st 2020 and May 1st 2020, respectively.

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New factory strengthens Hempel’s presence in China

Coatings manufacturer Hempel began construction of a new factory in Yantai Chemical Industrial Park, China.

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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.