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Siegwerk opens Europe’s largest fully automated production plant for printing inks
Siegwerk, a supplier of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has opened a new fully automated system for the production of customer inks at its headquarters in Siegburg.
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Axalta completes acquisition of Capital Paints
Axalta, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Capital Paints, a UAE-based thermosetting powder coatings manufacturer.
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Songwon opens technical service coating lab in South Korea
Songwon, a manufacturer of polymer stabilisers, starts a new technical service coating lab at its manufacturing facility in Maeam, South Korea.
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Akzo Nobel acquires Mauvilac
Akzo Nobel has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares of Mauvilac Industries, a leading paints and coatings company in Mauritius.
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Powder coatings in the focus of the December issue
The December issue of the European Coatings Journal is out and features a full package on powder coatings: a market report, a product overview and expert interviews. The magazine is also available in European...
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Sika opens mortar plant in Ethiopia
Sika is starting the operations of a new mortar plant at its existing site in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, thus expanding its portfolio of locally manufactured products.
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HMG Paints wins corporate social responsibility award
HMG Paints wins the corporate social responsibility award at the 10th annual British Coatings Federation Awards evening.
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Sustainable paint is not only about bio-based raw materials
The Dutch paint and coatings producer Royal Van Wijhe Verf has been awarded with the prestigious title "Best For The World” for its high environmental standards and commitment to sustainability. We spoke...
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BASF to double production capacity of automotive refinish coatings in China
BASF will continue to invest in its coatings site in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province in South China, by constructing a new facility for automotive refinish coatings that will start production in the first...
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IGM breaks ground on its new production facility in China
The official ground-breaking ceremony for IGM’s new greenfield site in Anqing, Anhui Province in China took place on 23rd October.
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Akzo Nobel in North America: “Greater colour and made-to-order options”
Akzo Nobel just broke ground for a EUR 50 million wood coatings facility in north America. We spoke to CEO Thierry Vanlancker about the new production site and the company's plans for north America.
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Offensive for the transparency of ingredients in the construction industry
DSM, Giga, Toxnot and Chenyang Paint collaborate to advocate for ingredient transparency in the construction industry.
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Chembid expands activities in Indian chemicals market
Chembid, the world's largest meta-search engine for chemicals and plastics, plans to expand its activities in India in 2020.
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Bodo Möller Chemie distributes medical products from Henkel Adhesives
The Bodo Möller Chemie group, provider of specialty chemicals and complete solutions for the industry, has deepened its partnership with Henkel even more.