The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a administrative complaint with the target to block Tronox’s plan to acquire the TiO2 business of Saudi Arabia-based...
A paper in the next issue of the European Coatings Journal shows how a blended powder coating containing FEVE fluoropolymer and super durable polyester can ...
The third-largest paints and coatings market in Europe – by volume and value – is Italy. The market is so highly fragmented that it is difficult to obtain ...
Only days after merger talks between Axalta Coating Systems and Nippon Paint became public, they are already over again. Only a short while before Axalta started...
Until December 1, 2017, the call for paper for the paintistanbul & Turkcoat 2018 is still open. The congress will be held on 20-21 March 2018 in the Istanbul...
Covestro has appointed Dr. Thomas Toepfer as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will take over the position from Patrick Thomas on April 1, ...
Only recently Akzo Nobel confirmed it was in constructive discussions regarding a potential merger of with US competitor Axalta. Both companies now ended the...
The new ECHA guideline on labelling and packaging includes the clarification that transport packaging does not need to carry CLP labels. We spoke to Loes Brust...
Siegwerk acquired Van Son Liquids in the Netherlands a while ago. We spoke with Piet Deceunynck, Regional Sales Director at Siegwerk what this acquisitions means ...
A new polyurethane solution introduces two crosslinking mechanisms to increase robustness of the system. The combination of UV and oxidative crosslinking mechanisms ...
New analytical and numerical models are enabling the customized design of lacquers and high-barrier laminates. They allow the effect of alternating inorganic...
In the wake of the failed merger between Huntsman and Clariant, there is speculation about Clariant's future. The name Evonik has been mentioned, but the company,...
The Biocide User Task Force of CEPE is working on various advocacy efforts to defend the biocide use in paints, printing inks and artists’ colours. We spoke ...
Nearly half a year ago Clariant and Huntsman agreed to merge their business to form a new company worth $ 20 billion. After growing opposition over the last months ...
