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Tim Wright
April 12, 2007
Following timely completion of the cabin installation of the first A380 for Singapore Airlines, Airbus has started the paintwork on this aircraft. The A380 will stay approximately three weeks in the company's paint-shop in Hamburg, Germany. In additi…
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Tim Wright
April 12, 2007
Kemira has recently strengthened its market position in Eastern European paint markets. Tikkurila, which is responsible for Kemira's paint and coatings business, acquired 70% of two St. Petersburg, Russia-based paint companies by the name of Gamma an…
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Tim Wright
April 11, 2007
Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings has recently launched its latest color collection—RTS Gen II—following the success of the first generation of Ready of Ship (RTS) products in 2004.
The Generation II RTS Color Palette is comprised of over…
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Tim Wright
April 11, 2007
Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes has received approval from General Motors Europe (GM) on the Sikkens brand paint system. The approval extends to GM's collision repair centers as well as collision repair centers doing work on GM products as Chevrolet/Daewoo…
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Tim Wright
April 9, 2007
The National Paint and Coatings Association, Inc. (NPCA), released a statement strongly opposing the decision by Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann to sue ten companies over the issue of lead poisoning. Instead of pursuing current, effective measures th…
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Tim Wright
April 5, 2007
General Motors recently approved the AWX waterborne refinish system from Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes for North American collision repair centers. The AWX system has undergone the extensive certification process to meet the GM4901M standard.…
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Tim Wright
April 4, 2007
SEI Chemical of Northridge, CA has purchased 21st Century Coatings Limited of Vancouver, BC, Canada. According to company sources, the buyout is effective immediately.
Together the two firms' offer diverse lines of high-end industrial coatings tha…
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Tim Wright
April 4, 2007
Sherwin-Williams has agreed to buy Nitco Paints to enter the Indian market. A privately-owned manufacturer based in Mumbai with sales of approximately $18 million, Nitco Paints makes exterior specialty paints and coatings used in the construction of…
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Tim Wright
April 2, 2007
Asian Paints ME has decided to market all its products under the Berger brand in Oman. The announcement was made during the recently held dealer meetings in Muscat and Salalah.
This is being done to bring in more synergies within the three group…
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Tim Wright
April 2, 2007
The board of directors of the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) has approved a resolution authorizing the association to continue with the Paint Product Stewardship Initiative (PPSI) dialogue for the purpose of pursuing the development o…
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Tim Wright
April 2, 2007
SigmaKalon has sold its Manage site, including all production facilities, to Arpadis Group NV, that will continue the manufacturing activities. Arpadis Group NV is a growing international organization in the distribution of chemical products serving…
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Tim Wright
March 28, 2007
DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) in Argentina recently opened a new Color Exacto Center in Buenos Aires.
DPC has 38 centers located in Argentina.DPC Argentina plans to open at least ten more centers this year to reach more clients and continue wi…
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Tim Wright
March 28, 2007
3M and E Wood Holdings PLC announced an offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of E Wood Holdings PLC, a North Yorkshire, UK-based manufacturer of high performance protective coatings for oil, gas, water, rail and automotiv…
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Tim Wright
March 21, 2007
Cytec Industries Inc. has opened its new liquid coatings resins and additives applications laboratory in Mumbai, India.
This new facility will help to proactively serve the fast growth of the Indian economy. Its location within the industrial area…
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Tim Wright
March 20, 2007
In keeping with its plan to strengthen its focus Sika is selling its production of bituminous coatings and withdrawing from the business of supplying coatings to the cast iron pipe industry. Together with the Sika operation in Gelsenkirchen, Germany,…
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