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ECS Award 2017: And the winner is…

Bas Tuijtelaars and his team at DSM Coating Resins have received the European Coatings Show Award for their conference paper.

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Hempel inaugurates new coatings factory in Kuwait

Hempel has inaugurated a new factory in Kuwait, which will meet the growing demand for marine, protective and decorative coatings and consolidate the company's ...

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Elementis sells its US colourants business to Chromaflo

Elementis has reached an agreement to sell its US colourants business to Chromaflo Technologies for an undisclosed cash consideration.

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Univar announces new distribution agreement with Angus Chemical Company

Univar has announced its entry into a new distribution agreement with Angus Chemical Company to include the paint and coatings and industrial markets in Spain, ...

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Wacker expands production capacity for dispersions in Germany

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its production plants for polymeric binders in Germany. The chemical group is currently building another dispersion reactor with an ...

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Akzo Nobel publishes Q4 and full-year 2016 results

Akzo Nobel has published the Q4 and the full-year 2016 results. The company's revenue fell by 3% year on year to EUR3.46 billion in the fourth quarter while earnings...

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Axalta Coating Systems appoints new distributor for powder coatings in Vietnam

Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Ocean Vietnam International Trading Co. Ltd. as its distributor for "Alesta" powder coatings products in Vietnam to support ...

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Innovative Chemical Products acquires Rock-Tred

Innovative Chemical Products has acquired Rock-Tred Corporation, a manufacturers of polymer floor coating solutions. Rock-Tred will be integrated into ICP Construction,...

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Paint and coatings: Emulsion polymers grow 5.4% annually through 2020

World demand for emulsion polymers in paint and coatings (excluding paper coatings) is forecast to expand a healthy 5.4 percent per year to 5.0 million metric...

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Looser Holding intends to sell the coatings group

Looser Holding AG with its head office in Arbon (Switzerland) has announced plans to sell the coatings segment. The intended sale marks the outcome of the strategy...

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Akzo Nobel increases sales and profit

Akzo Nobel reported a second quarter with positive developments in profitability in all three Business Areas, despite currency pressures and a challenging market...

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Beating the heat with reflective roof coatings

Researchers suggest reflective roof coatings for the reduction of the "heat island" effect even in cities covered in snow for several months out of the year.

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Akzo Nobel publishes Q1 2016 results

Akzo Nobel reported its first quarter 2016 results with positive volume developments in all three business areas despite a challenging market environment.

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Univar to open new coatings and adhesives laboratory

Univar announced the opening of a new laboratory that will service the coatings and adhesives industry.