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Lanxess acquires Brazilian biocide manufacturer
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is strengthening its position as global manufacturers of active biocidal ingredients and formulations and has acquired Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda. (IPEL).
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Sika acquires Romanian manufacturer of construction materials
Sika has agreed to acquire Adeplast SA, a major manufacturer of mortars and thermal insulation solutions in Rumania.
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Axalta expands in Turkey
Axalta Coating Systems has recently acquired a manufacturing site in Çerkezköy, Turkey, for its powder coating business. What does that mean for the company? We took a closer look and spoke with Axaltas...
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UK Coatings Group acquires British coatings producer Thomas Howse
UK Coatings Group, part of the Sheibani Group, has acquired UK coatings producer Thomas Howse based in Rowley Regis near Birmingham, UK.
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Brenntag North America opens new Technology & Innovation Center
Brenntag North America, part of the Brenntag Group, global distributor of chemical and ingredients, announces the grand opening of its new Coatings & Construction Technology & Innovation Center...
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BASF commences its smart Verbund project in China
BASF officially launched its smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China, and commenced building its first plants.
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CHT group acquires Keimadditec Surface
On 27 November 2019 the CHT group, a supplier of speciality chemicals, acquired Keimadditec Surface (KAS) that was previously part of the Keim Group.
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Martin Kanert becomes the new managing director of german association VdL
The German coatings industry has a new Managing Director: Martin Kanert (57) will take over the leadership of the industry association VdL with over 200 member companies as of December 1, 2019.
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Akzo Nobel expands US wood coatings site
Akzo Nobel digs in to launch EUR 50 million investment in its US wood coatings site at High Point, North Carolina.
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Kronos and Omya enter distribution partnership
Kronos and Omya have signed an exclusive agreement for the distribution of titanium dioxide pigments in Switzerland with effect from 1 January 2020.
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Axalta releases “global automotive colour popularity report
Axalta released its 67th annual "global automotive colour popularity report", which reveals the top three automotive colours as: white (38%), black (19%), and grey (13%). White has been the top automotive...
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Waterborne coatings: A steady growing business
According to the Irfab Coatings Markets study, published by PRA, more than 92 % of the demand for water-borne coatings is attributed to architectural coatings. The global demand for water-borne coatings...
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Chemetall completes expansion of its production site in Germany
The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, has inaugurated a new laboratory and office building in Langelsheim, Germany.
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CoSI 2020 – Call for Abstracts
Scientific contributions for the 16th Coatings Science International Conference (CoSI) can now be submitted.