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Digitisation and Big Data – What are they good for?

You’ve only just said goodbye to paper in the laboratory and made your acquaintance with Microsoft Excel and suddenly everyone's talking about digitisation....

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Glasurit (BASF) and FIVA publish Handbook for vintage cars

Vintage cars have been growing in popularity for many years now. Refinishing paintwork damaged through accidents or the aging process and adapting the color ...

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Axalta: StarLite is Automotive Color of the Year 2018

Axalta Coating Systems today announced the release of its 2018 Automotive Color of the Year. Additionally, to its optical properties the colour is expected to ...

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Annual Global Automotive 2017 Color Popularity Report

Axalta Coating Systems released the findings of its 65th annual Global Automotive Color Popularity Report, which shows white as the worldwide leader in consumer ...

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BASF introduces new brand image of Chemetall

It is just over one year since BASF’s Coatings division acquired Chemetall, a leading global surface treatment supplier. Being well-known within the industry for its...

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New market study on automotive coatings

Decoration and Protection: Ceresana examines the Global Market for Paints and Coatings in the Automotive Industry. One major finding is, that the use of solvents...

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Coating additives: Eastman expands ketones manufacturing capacity

Eastman Chemical Company has completed phase one of a two phase expansion of its ketone manufacturing capacity at its operations in Kingsport, Tennessee.

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BASF opens first automotive coatings production plant in Thailand

BASF’s Coatings division has inaugurated a new automotive coatings plant at its Bangpoo manufacturing site, Samutprakarn province, Thailand.

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Global market study on automotive refinish coatings published

The automotive refinish coating market is directly linked to the automotive market and has seen substantial growth in the last decade. According to a new study,...

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BASF opens new automotive coatings plant in Shanghai

BASF’s Coatings division has inaugurated a new, world-scale automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Caojing, Shanghai, China.

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PPG completes investment at automotive adhesives facility in France

PPG has completed a EUR1.18 million investment at its automotive adhesives and sealants manufacturing and research and development center in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée,...

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Akzo Nobel acquires V.Powdertech business

Akzo Nobel has acquired the business of V.Powdertech Co., Ltd., a Thai manufacturer of powder coatings, supplying a range of products for domestic appliances, ...

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BASF strengthens coatings business in Eastern Europe

With the opening of Belgee’s new automotive production plant in Belarus, the cooperation between BASF and the Chinese-Belarusian joint venture has reached another ...

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Akzo Nobel opens Application Training Centre in Dubai

Akzo Nobel has opened its first regional Application Training Center in Dubai, which will help to strengthen service standards and promote localised innovation of ...