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BASF: So-called AUVOTs display automotive coatings in the digital world

Four AUVOT shapes represent different automotive features. The shapes specifically designed to highlight individual properties of colours.

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Siegwerk and Varcotec form partnership for antimicrobial coating

Siegwerk and Varcotec have entered into a distribution partnership for Varcotec's antimicrobial water based varnish in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

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Axalta provides update on business conditions from April and May

Axalta Coating Systems has announced an update on second quarter sales trends through May 2020.

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More than a name change: Oxea is now OQ Chemicals

The chemical company Oxea has officially changed its corporate name to OQ Chemicals as a token of its final integration into the newly formed energy company OQ.

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Altana Innovation Award goes to Eckart for new pearl effect pigments technology

A research team from Altana’s Eckart division has won this year’s Innovation Award of the specialty chemicals group.

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Interview: “Trends in effect pigments are based on performance”

Steven Jones, senior team leader for effect materials research at BASF Corporation, addresses trends in effect pigments for paints and coatings.

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Songwon enters two new distribution agreements with Bodo Möller Chemie

Songwon Industrial Co. has announced that it has signed two exclusive distribution agreements for the distribution of its comprehensive range of polymer stabilisers.

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Current situation creates opportunities for newcomers

C&G Pigment, a Chinese export marketing company of inorganic pigments, has founded a subsidiary based in Leverkusen, Germany. Managing Director Axel Schneider explains the motivation for this step...

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New website: Specialty chemicals manufacturer Byk with updated internet presence

The new website of specialty chemicals manufacturer Byk went online in early June.

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Trade fair for industrial painting technology: PaintExpo 2020 is being held

PaintExpo 2020, exhibition for industrial painting technology in Karlsruhe (Germany), will take place from 12 to 15 October 2020.

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Teknos publishes report on non-financial information

Teknos has published a Group-level report on non-financial information (NFI). The report describes how sustainability is implemented at Teknos and the company's sustainability actions in 2019.

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AGM signs distribution agreement with Dichem Polymers SA, Greece

Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) has signed a distribution agreement with Dichem Polymers SA (Headquarters Acharnes, Greece).

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An update on Korea Reach

From January 1st 2019, the revised Korea REACH, the Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals, has been implemented. What does this mean for the coatings industry?

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Sika acquires market leader in roofing and waterproof systems in Egypt

Sika has acquired Modern Waterproofing Group, a leading manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing systems in Egypt.