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Budenheim expands market shares with new partner in North America

Budenheim, manufacturer for intumescent fire protection coatings, has announced a new partnership with US agent Chemigon.

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C&G Pigment establishes European subsidiary

C&G Pigment has registered a subsidiary in Leverkusen, Germany.

The Ceetec A250 can be used to coat profiled wood
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Remmers puts new automatic painting machine into operation

Remmers has put into operation the Ceetec A250, which is suitable for many applications in wood coating.

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Henkel opens new manufacturing facility near Pune in India

Henkel Adhesives Technologies has officially inaugurated its new production facility in Kurkumbh, India, near Pune.

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Sherwin-Williams to build new headquarters and R&D centre

The Sherwin-Williams Company has announced it is finalising plans to build a new global headquarters in downtown Cleveland and a new R&D centre in the Cleveland suburb of Brecksville.

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Akzo Nobel secures supply deal with BMW

The BMW Group has chosen Akzo Nobel as supplier of vehicle refinish products and services to a large part of its distribution network around the world.

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Lanxess completes acquisition of Brazilian biocide manufacturer IPEL

Lanxess has completed the acquisition of Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda. The competent anti-trust authorities approved the transaction beginning of January.

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Nouryon acquires carboxymethyl cellulose business of J.M. Huber Corporation

Nouryon has made an agreement to acquire the carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) business of J.M. Huber Corporation.

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Altana Division Actega inaugurates new integrated site in Brazil

Actega do Brazil, a company of the specialty chemicals group Altana, has inaugurated a new integrated site in the city of Araçariguama in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.

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Brenntag becomes main distributor for Arkema water-borne resins in Canada

Effective March 1st, 2020, Brenntag Canada Inc., part of the Brenntag Group, will become the primary distributor for Arkema Inc. waterborne resins in Canada.

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Milliken & Company finalises the acquisition of Borchers

Milliken & Company has formally acquired Borchers Group Limited, a global specialty chemicals company.

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Eight million euro project: Meffert expands storage capacity at company headquarters in Bad Kreuznach

Meffert AG Farbwerke is expanding its storage capacity with a 6,500 square meter warehouse in Bad Kreuznach.

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BASF invests in the expansion of polyurethane dispersion business in Europe

BASF announced a single-digit million-euro investment in the capacity expansion of water-based polyurethane dispersions at its Castellbisbal site in Spain.

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Hosokawa Alpine AG takes over Solids Solutions Group

Hosokawa Alpine Aktiengesellschaft has taken over the internationally active Solids Solutions Group that specialises in the field of bulk materials handling with effect from January 2, 2020.