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Japanese company Nippon Paint seeks to achieve the largest market share in Turkey by acquiring paint producer Betek Boya. Source: Sergey Nivens – Fotolia.com
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Nippon Paint acquires Turkish paint manufacturer Betek Boya

The Japanese company signed an agreement for the transfer of shares in Betek Boya and its subsidiaries.

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Adler opens new production and logistics facilities in Schwaz

The Austrian paint manufacturer Adler has opened a factory for water-based paints and the new Adler logistics center in Schwaz.

Globus with focus on China and Asia.
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Arkema starts photocure resin production capacity increase at its Sartomer site in China

Arkema has successfully started up the 30% capacity extension of its photocure advanced liquid resin production plant in Nansha, located south of Canton, China.

Red printing ink from Siegwerk in a can.
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Siegwerk plans to build a new blending centre in Bangladesh

The printing ink supplier Siegwerk is planning a new blending centre in Bangladesh. With this step, the company intends to expand its position in Asia.

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Safic-Alcan acquires Langley-Smith & Company

Safic-Alcan UK has acquired Langley-Smith & Company. Founded in 1907, the specialty chemicals distributor specialises in paints and coatings, among other things.

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Nouryon to double organic peroxides capacity in Mexico

Nouryon increases its production capacity for solvent-based organic peroxides in Mexico. The expansion shall be completed by the second quarter of 2020.

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Pietro Carini changes its name to Krahn Italia

The Italian Krahn Chemie subsidiary Pietro Carini S.p.A. now operates under the name Krahn Italia S.p.A.

Symbol: A spray gun is used to apply a coating to the hull of a ship.
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Perstorp starts up capacity expansion for pentaerythritol

In May 2019, Perstorp plans to increase the pentaerythritol capacity at its Arnsberg site.

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Toyo Ink Group to open sales office in Morocco

The Toyo Ink Group intends to open a sales office on the African continent to develop business opportunities for a wide range of group products.

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Nouryon to invest in new US plant for expandable microspheres

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has selected a location in the US for a world-scale polymerisation plant for its expandable microspheres.

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BASF opens new centres in Asia-Pacific

BASF opens a new regional Automotive Application Center and a new research and development center for process catalysts at its Shanghai site.

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Nouryon completes colloidal silica expansion in Sweden

Nouryon (formerly Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals) has raised production capacity for surface-modified colloidal silica at its Bohus site in Sweden.

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Sartomer invests in in-house EB labs

Sartomer invests in in-house EB labs for developing advanced electron beam curing solutions.

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DCC expands its organic manufacturing capacity

Dominion Colour Corporation (DCC) is installing a new production line for the manufacture of organic pigments which will increase the capacity by more than 50%.