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BASF strengthens coatings business in Eastern Europe
With the opening of Belgee’s new automotive production plant in Belarus, the cooperation between BASF and the Chinese-Belarusian joint venture has reached another ...
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Akzo Nobel and Axalta end merger discussions
Only recently Akzo Nobel confirmed it was in constructive discussions regarding a potential merger of with US competitor Axalta. Both companies now ended the...
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Advanced Polymerics appointed as US distributor for Tikkurila
With immediate effect, Advanced Polymerics Inc. of Salem, New Hampshire, has been appointed as US distributor for Tikkurila Oyj of Vantaa, Finland.
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Coatings and transport: On the way
The new ECHA guideline on labelling and packaging includes the clarification that transport packaging does not need to carry CLP labels. We spoke to Loes Brust...
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Toyo Printing Inks purchases land to expand business in Turkey
Toyo Printing Inks Inc., a manufacturer of inks and coatings in Turkey, has decided to purchase approximately 62,000 sq. m. of land for the future expansion...
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New leader of the Inorganic Pigments business unit at Lanxess
Holger Hüppeler will take over the management of the Inorganic Pigments (IPG) business unit at the specialty chemicals company Lanxess from December 1, 2017. ...
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Water-borne coatings in the focus of the November issue
Switching over to water-based formulations has proved to be no easy task and has now been preoccupying us for decades. Water-borne coatings are also in the focus of ...
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Henkel reports strong performance in third quarter
Henkel reports a strong performance in the third quarter. In an increasingly challenging environment, the company further improved sales and earnings. For the...
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Interview: “Europe remains our core market“
Siegwerk acquired Van Son Liquids in the Netherlands a while ago. We spoke with Piet Deceunynck, Regional Sales Director at Siegwerk what this acquisitions means ...
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Covestro LLC announces changes in leadership
Effective Feb. 1, 2018, Jerry MacCleary, currently president and managing director of Covestro LLC and head of the Polyurethanes business unit in North America,...
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Lanxess to acquire Solvay’s US phosphorus additives business
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is expanding its Additives segment and plans to acquire the phosphorus chemicals business with a US production site from ...
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ACE Coatings: “Combine lower VOCs with faster throughput”
The coatings market for agriculture, construction and earth moving equipment (ACE) is quite versatile. Many different needs have to be met by coatings manufacturers...
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Akzo Nobel opens Application Training Centre in Dubai
Akzo Nobel has opened its first regional Application Training Center in Dubai, which will help to strengthen service standards and promote localised innovation of ...
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BASF invests in functional chemical company
BASF Venture Capital is leading an US-$8 million (EUR6.86 million) financing round in the U.S. functional chemistry firm, NBD Nanotechnologies.