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Axalta opens world’s largest Research & Development Center

Axalta recently celebrated the official opening of its Global Innovation Center, the largest coatings research and development (R&D) center in the world, in ...

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Plantag continues its development offensive

German surface specialist Plantag intends to continue its development offensive this year and bundle its capacities in the areas of "water-based paint systems" ...

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Lanxess increases production volume of micronised iron oxide red pigments

Lanxess continues to optimise its global production network for the manufacture of iron oxide pigments.

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Axalta opens new site in Midrand, South Africa

Axalta announces the opening of its new automotive refinish technology headquarters in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa.

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Stahl opens first center of excellence for powder coatings in Barcelona

Stahl has opened its first center of excellence for powder coatings in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

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Adler under Dutch flag

Adler has opened its new headquarters in Heeze near Eindhoven, the Netherlands, for Adler Benelux, the youngest sales company of the Austrian paint manufacturer....

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CIN invests EUR 7M to create the first “smart factory”

Portuguese company CIN invested EUR 7M in reconverting its Maia factory, with a view to introducing an internationally innovative concept in the sector.

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BASF opens modular lab for automotive OEM coatings at its Münster site

BASF’s Coatings division has opened a new laboratory for automotive OEM coatings at its site in Münster, Germany.

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Omya acquires Galderma-Spirig site

Following Galderma-Spirig’s decision to close their Egerkingen site in September 2017, Omya International, based in neighboring Oftringen, will move research and ...

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Evonik to build new silicone plant in Geesthacht

Evonik is investing a double-digit million euro amount in the construction of a new multi-purpose facility at its Geesthacht location in Northern Germany, 30 ...

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Galstaff Multiresine invests in Brazil

Galstaff Multiresine opens a new technological centre for training and demonstration in Sao Paulo.

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Birla Carbon Spain invests in increasing production capacity

Carbon black manufacturer Birla Carbon Spain announced an investment of EUR 5 million towards sustainability and energy efficiency projects, to increase its ...

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DSM expands production capacity in Germany

Royal DSM has announced the operational launch of a new state-of-the-art polyester production facility in Meppen, Germany.

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Evonik to expand its hydrophobic fumed silica capacities

Evonik Industries will invest an amount in the low double-digit million euro range to expand its Rheinfelden facility, Germany, which further processes hydrophilic...