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PPG to acquire Dutch architectural paint wholesaler ProCoatings

PPG announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire ProCoatings, a leading architectural paint and coatings wholesaler located in The Netherlands....

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Safic-Alcan UK acquires Techform Fine Chemicals

Safic-Alcan UK, a major distributor of specialty chemicals and subsidiary of the French Safic-Alcan Group, announces that it has acquired 100 % of Techform ...

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Empa’s environmentally friendly EDA-DOPO flame retardant poised for market entry

Researchers at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology in Dübendorf, have developed EDA-DOPO, a novel, environmentally friendly ...

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AkzoNobel appoints Renier Vree as Chief Financial Officer of its Specialty Chemicals business

AkzoNobel has appointed Renier Vree as Chief Financial Officer of its Specialty Chemicals business, effective March 1, 2018.

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Polymerization Monitoring: Fluence Analytics releases third-generation ACOMP

Fluence Analytics, a manufacturer of industrial and laboratory monitoring systems, today announced the release of its third-generation ACOMP product.

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Alberdingk Boley GmbH takes over production site of Synthomer Leuna GmbH

"By taking over the new site at Leuna, Alberdingk Boley reliably ensures the growth strategy for its polyurethane and acrylate dispersions", states Timm Wiegmann,...

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Clariant Turkey and Interplast form new distribution partnership

Clariant has announced a new partnership in Turkey with the distributor Interplast, a member of the Safic-Alcan Group. The agreement involves the distribution of ...

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Andrea Formica is appointed new CEO of Cefla

Andrea Formica is appointed as new CEO of the multi-business Italian group Cefla.

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Change in leadership: BASF decides on succession

Martin Brudermüller will succeed Kurt Bock as Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors in 2018.

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Tikkurila to sell its business operations in the Balkan area

Tikkurila Oyj has entered into an agreement to sell the entire share capital of its subsidiaries in Serbia and Macedonia to the local management of Tikkurila. The ...

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Lanxess plans to buy specialty chemicals division of Akzo Nobel

Chemical specialist Lanxess has linked up with private equity shop Apollo to court Akzo Nobel’s specialty chemicals division. But they are not alone.

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Boosting Polyurethane capacities worldwide

Covestro has made investments in sustainable coating and adhesive raw materials. The capacities in Europe will significantly increase, as the chemicals maker has ...

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What experts think about the future of powder coatings

Powder coatings can be described as an ambivalent technology. On the one hand there are great benefits, on the other hand there are some hurdles. We spoke with ...

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7 steps to higher sales prices

Paints and coatings companies wanting to push through higher prices to cover higher purchasing costs have very good prospects of success in 2018. Fear of putting ...