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Akzo Nobel invests EUR12.6 million in innovation hub for protective coatings

Akzo Nobel is investing EUR12.6 million in a new research and innovation hub in the UK.

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Synthomer invests EUR20 million in dispersion plant in Germany

Synthomer, a leading supplier of waterborne dispersions and speciality polymers, will invest EUR20 million in its dispersion plant located in Worms, Germany.

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Byk inaugurates laboratory for application technology in Russia

Byk have celebrated – together with Homa, a manufacturer of dispersions and emulsions based in Dzerzhinsk, Russia – the opening of a laboratory for Byk’s...

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New Akzo Nobel site strengthens leading powder coatings position in China

Akzo Nobel has officially opened its EUR11 million powder coatings facility in Chengdu, Western China.

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Arkema upgrades acrylic acid facility in North America

Arkema is investing EUR85.76 million on its Clear Lake Texas site to replace existing acrylic acid production units with modern facilities using the latest available ...

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Vencorex adds new production capacities for monomers and derivatives

Vencorex has completed several industrial projects that include the expansion of monomer (HDI and IPDI) capacity in France, a new "Tolonate" derivatives unit ...

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Supersize me: Helios wants to grow in Europe

Austria-based Ring International Holding acquired Slovenian paint manufacturer Helios in 2013. One headline entitled this "David takes over Goliath”. The ...

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Akzo Nobel produces marine and protective coatings in Russia

Customers in Western Russia are to benefit from local production of Akzo Nobel's International brand marine and protective coatings. The new capacity is being ...

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Huntsman begins production at new pigment plant

Global chemical company Huntsman announced the start up of operations at its brand new colour pigments facility in Augusta, Georgia.

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Sherwin-Williams opens new powder plant in Poland

Sherwin-Williams has officially opened the doors to the company’s new powder plant in Poznan, Eastern Poland.

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Beckers Group opens new production site in Mexico

Beckers Group has announced the official opening of its new production site in Monterrey, Mexico on April 6, 2016.

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Sherwin-Williams to buy Valspar

The Sherwin-Williams Company and The Valspar Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Sherwin-Williams will acquire...

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Wanhua Chemical Group commissioned new IPDI plant

Wanhua Chemical Group, a Chinese manufacturer of polyurethanes and petrochemicals, announced the successful start up of their new IPDI plant.