Automotive coatings

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Relationship to the digital world shapes BASF’s automotive colour trends

The designers of BASF’s Coatings division translated the question of individual data control, as well as the need for an extensive gathering of information for ...

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BASF to build new Automotive Application Center in China

BASF announces to build its first regional Automotive Application Center in Asia Pacific at the company's Innovation Campus in Shanghai, China. Start of ...

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Axalta acquires CH Coatings

Axalta Coating Systems has signed an agreement to acquire CH Coatings, an importer and distributor throughout Switzerland of Axalta's "Spies Hecker" refinish...

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Axalta opens new headquarters in India

Axalta Coating Systems has opened its new headquarters office for India located in Gurugram within the National Capital Region (NCR).

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Improving the edge protection of automotive electrocoatings

A study develops a method for the edge coverage improvement of cathodic electrocoatings by silica nanoparticles.

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BASF and Landa partner to create nano pigments for automotive coatings

BASF and Landa Labs announced their strategic long-term partnership yesterday at the European Coatings Show (ECS) in Nuremberg, Germany.

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With the closing of Helios acquisition, Kansai Paint enters European coating industry

With the closing of transaction on March 31, 2017 Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. acquired all shares of European coating manufacturer Helios Group.

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Reduced pressures influence film formation of cathodic electrodeposition paints

Within the last decades, cathodic electrodeposition paints have experienced extensive economic success – most prominently in automobile body coating.

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Evonik merges units in the new coating additives business

Effective January 3, 2017, Evonik Industries merged its coating additives business line, the coatings business of its silica business line, and the specialty ...

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Fluctuation scaling of colour variability in automotive metallic add-on parts

Colour matching between the car body and assembled add-on parts is a complex process that increases costs and time in automotive manufacturing. Spanish researchers...

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Axalta opens Refinish Academy Nordic in Sweden

Axalta Coating Systems has officially opened its new Axalta Refinish Academy Nordic in Sisjön, 20 minutes south of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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PPG acquires automotive refinish coatings company Futian Xinshi

PPG has acquired certain assets of automotive refinish coatings company Futian Xinshi. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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BASF’s integrated paint process conserves resources during automotive production

According to a new study the BMW Group saves 12,000 tons of CO2 annually during automotive production at its Munich plant by eliminating one step from the paint...