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Interview: Coil coatings in architecture

Sonja Specks, editor European Coatings Journal, asked Per-Erik Sundell, SSAB about the big differences of facade and roof top coatings. Furthermore in how far ...

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PPG announces executive appointments

PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) today announced several executive appointments effective March 1.

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New effect pigments enable warm colors with antique look for interiors

A gold that is elegant and unobtrusive and a bold reddish brown with the shine of metal: With "Firemist Velvet Gold" and "Firemist Velvet Russet", BASF has ...

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Glossy exteriors can now breathe easy

With a new technology glossy exterior coatings are water repellent from the outside but permeable to water vapor from the inside.

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Effect of titanium dioxide on UV stability of polymeric binder films

The effect of two TiO₂ polymorphs with different optical activity (rutile and anatase) on UV-stability of four polymeric binders used in water-borne paints is ...

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Updated profile of the Central Asian paint industry published

According to a new study by IRL, the total market for paints and coatings in Central Asia was over 271 thousand tonnes in 2013, and is forecast to rise to more...

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New report profiles Asia-Pacific paints market 2013 and forecasts for 2018

Market research firm IRL has launched a new edition of its regional title "A Profile of the Asia- Pacific Paint Industry".

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Profile of the African paint industry

According to a new study by IRL, the total market for paints and coatings in the African continent was over 1.4 million tonnes in 2013.