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August 9, 2005
BASF Corporation’s automotive coatings manufacturing
plant in Belvidere, NJ has been
accepted into the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA) National
Environmental Performance Track, a program
designed to motivate and reward…
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August 9, 2005
After months of testing, H.B. Fuller has
launched its new e-commerce offering,
Powderstore.com. The site allows visitors to
perform a number of online tasks, including
placing orders, checking order status, downloading
tech data sheets and MSD…
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August 9, 2005
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations Specialized Agency with responsibility
for the safety of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships, signed an agreement
at a meeting in London, England on October 5,…
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August 9, 2005
Loctite Corp. has also been honored by Ford for zero defects for four consecutive years at its Lima., OH engine manufacturing plant, making Loctite the only adhesives and sealant supplier to win the honor. Ford Motor Company defines “zero&rdqu…
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August 9, 2005
Ace Hardware
Stores On the Rise
Have you driven past your local hardware store? It may have changed to Ace Hardware store. Ace Hardware Corp has announced that 119 hardware stores joined its retailer-owned coop from other wholesalers in the indu…
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August 9, 2005
Ace Hardware Corp.’s Ace Royal paints helped to create the special look of the Coastal Living Idea house in Beaufort, S.C. Ace’s interior and exterior paints were donated to the project by Ace retailer Gaster Lumber & Hardware in Gar…
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August 9, 2005
More Than Your Basic Plaque:
To showcase its award from Saturn, outside BASF’s automotive campus in Southfield, MI is a Saturn Coupe painted with an experimental bright orange metallic finish. The finish, developed in BASF’s color develo…
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August 9, 2005
BASF’s automotive OEM coatings regional business unit has been presented with Saturn’s outstanding supplier achievement award for the second consecutive year. According to Saturn Corp., BASF supplied coating systems with no defects or re…
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August 9, 2005
l KCC Thermocoat, a member of the KCC Group of companies, has developed a new technology for corrosion protection of concrete and steel substrates. The new technology uses flame and molten spray thermoplastic materials, which have substantial advant…
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August 9, 2005
Nippon Paint and Dianippon Ink and Chemicals have announced plans to form a joint venture that will manufacture and market primers for colored steel plates for use in the construction and consumer electronics industry. The report came from the Kyodo…
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August 9, 2005
l PPG and Behr Systems. Inc. have joined forces to make mass customization and faster color changes a reality for OEM car manufacturers. Dynamic FlexColors is a new system that enables coatings components and application technologies to work in conju…
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August 9, 2005
facts, graphs and a “clearer illustration of the relationship between customer products and paint usage than ever before.” New features include rad-cure coatings, small business concerns, e-commerce, consolidations and raw material source…
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August 9, 2005
Ravin Gandhi has been named president of the global non-stick business. Kanti Gandhi, the founder of CCC and former president of the non-stick joint venture, will remain a consultant to the business until the end of the year.
l NPCA’s analysi…
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August 9, 2005
l Akzo Nobel has acquired the remaining 20% of its global non-stick coatings joint venture from Coatings and Chemicals Corporation (CCC). The business, which manufactures a complete range of liquid and powder non-stick coatings to the consumer, indu…
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August 9, 2005
l In mid-August, British Coatings Federation (BCF) president Peter Rieck wrote to Patricia Hewitt at the UK Department of Trade and Industry asking for official recognition of the critical state of UK manufacturing and calling for appropriate and urg…
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