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PaintExpo closes with record-breaking results for seventh time in a row

With 537 exhibitors from 29 countries PaintExpo set a new record for exhibitor numbers. Visitor numbers increased by roughly 12% for a total of 11,790. Visitors...

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CEPE: “Requirements that some of our members are finding difficult to meet

In September last year, Dr Harald Borgholte of BASF’s Coatings division was elected as President of CEPE. He looks forward to the opportunity to make lasting ...

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Stora Enso starts ecofriendly replacement of phenol

Stora Enso launches bio-based lignin as renewable replacement for oil-based phenolic materials and takes a further step on its way to replacing fossil-based ...

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Axalta wins market leadership award for global refinish products

Axalta Coating System received the Frost & Sullivan 2017 Market Leadership Award for the automotive refinish coatings industry, which recognized the company’s...

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Overlack becomes OQEMA

The Chemicals distributor from Mönchengladbach, Germany, aligns itself to European markets with a new name.

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International Paint and Printing Inks Council 2018

From 6 to 8 March, the British Coatings Federation (BCF) hosted the annual meeting of the International Paint and Printing Inks Council (IPPIC) in Oxford, to ...

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HMG Paints named amongst Innovation100

HMG Paints Ltd, has been recognised as one of the 100 most innovative companies in Greater Manchester, in a report produced by BQ and the Business Growth Hub, part ...

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H.B. Fuller announces integration related restructuring charges

H.B. Fuller Company has announced that it has approved a detailed plan associated with the integration of the Royal and H.B. Fuller businesses that is expected to ...

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Covestro to become a DAX member

Deutsche Boerse decided that Covestro will be included in the leading German equity index DAX, effective March 19, 2018, triggered by the fast-entry rule. Since the ...

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DCC merges Gemini Dispersions Ltd into parent organization

DCC is announced that it has fully integrated its Dispersions business subsidiary, trading as Gemini Dispersions Ltd, into the parent organization, Dominion ...

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Titanium dioxide: Further discussion needed

Titanium dioxide is persistently causing concern in the coatings industry. We have asked Didier Leroy, Technical Director at CEPE, to comment on the current ...

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Solvay appoints Daniela Manique as head of Coatis

Solvay has appointed Daniela Manique as president of the group’s Coatis global business unit (GBU). She has 14 years of leadership experience within Solvay, most ...

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Improving risk assessment in Non-Intentionally Added Substances

Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS) can pose challenges for food contact materials. CEPE’s NIAS Task Force works on guidelines on the topic to improve risk ...

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Bio-based coating wall paint neutralizes formaldehyde in indoor air

While the demand for bio-based coatings is growing, many customers is still reluctant to choose bio-based formulations due to cost. One approach is to offer an ...