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Penn Color opens first production plant in Thailand
Penn Color has taken a significant step in expanding its manufacturing capabilities with the opening of a new facility in the Pluak Daeng Subdistrict, Rayong Province, Thailand.
News Coatings Technologies
Call for Papers for the Pacific Coatings Show 2023
The Pacific Coatings Show will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from October 18-20, 2023, bringing together the entire supply chain. Part of the new event is a conference, for which the Call for Papers is...
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Inauguration of Münzing’s production in Malaysia
On Mar 22, 2023, after a three-year project and construction period, the production plant for wax and polymer emulsions in Bukit Selambau Industrial Park, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, was...
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Toyo Ink SC Holding changes trade name to Artience
Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd., the parent company of the Toyo Ink Group, has announced that it has resolved to change its trade name to Artience Co., Ltd. effective January 1, 2024.
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Interview: “No local competitor for bio-based paints in India
The sanctions against Russia have had a significant impact on Reincke Naturfarben's activities. However, Managing Director Ingo Reincke found opportunities in Asia to compensate for the lost business....
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Toyo Ink Group to wholly acquire Thai Eurocoat
Toyo Ink SC Holdings, the Japan-based parent company of the specialty chemicals company Toyo Ink Group, has announced that, on March 10, 2023, it and its consolidated subsidiary Toyo Ink (Thailand), concluded...
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Penn Color opens new “Singapore Technology Center
In addition to the company’s existing Technology Centers in Hatfield PA, USA, and Venray, The Netherlands, Penn Color has opened a new site in Singapore.
News Legislation
New regulations in China
New customs regulations, registration requirements and controls for the transport of highly toxic chemicals in and around Shanghai came into force in China over the last few months. Do they significantly...
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Covestro starts production of Naphthylen-Diisocyanate in Thailand
Covestro has recently started up the production of Naphthylen-Diisocyanate (NDI) at a newly built plant in its Map Ta Phut site in Thailand.
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Songwon announces new leadership appointments
Songwon has appointed Hans Werhonig as Leader Group Commercial and a member of Songwon’s Executive Committee from December 1st, 2022.
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Toyo Ink to double laminating adhesives production capacity in Asia
Toyo Ink has announced plans to double the laminating adhesives production capacity from the current level at its Malaysia-based subsidiary Toyochem Specialty Chemical.
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Teknos continues Asia expansion
Teknos Group Oy ha announced the opening of its new "Commercial and Competence Centre" with a technical application laboratory, training, and warehouse facilities in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam.
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IMCD Japan acquires Kuni Chemical
IMCD has announced that IMCD Japan has acquired 100% of the shares of the speciality distribution company Kuni Chemical.
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Interview: Resins market
DIC Corporation has acquired mid-tier Indian resins manufacturer Ideal Chemi Plast and now begins constructing a new production facility. We spoke to Kaoru Ino, President and CEO, DIC Group, about the...