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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...

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Interview: “East Africa is a fairly stable and growing region”

Akzo Nobel has opened a new coatings production facility in Kenya. Located in the capital, Nairobi, the long-term plan is to expand further. We spoke to Baron ...

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BASF to increase capacity for Hexanediol at its Ludwigshafen site

BASF intends to increase the production capacity of 1,6-Hexanediol (HDO) at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site by more than 50 percent.

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Brenntag takes over distribution for Umicore in North America

Brenntag North America, Inc., part of Brenntag Group, will distribute Umicore's polyurethane and polyester catalysts in the United States and Canada.

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PPG to build new paint and coatings research and development center in China

PPG announced it has acquired land in Tianjin, China where it plans to build a new, state-of-the-art paint and coatings research and development (R&D) center. ...