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Tim Wright
December 13, 2006
RPM has acquired the daylight fluorescent, phosphorescent and thermochromatic pigments business of The Dane Group, Manchester, England, which has annual revenues of approximately $20 million.
"Dane will operate as a stand-alone entrepreneuri…
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Tim Wright
December 13, 2006
Finnish chemicals group Kemira's paint and coatings unit, Tikkurila, has agreed to purchase 70% of two paint factories in St. Petersburg, Russia called Gamma and Ohtinski zavod poroshkovyh krasok.
Both factories combined employ 160 people and have…
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Tim Wright
December 6, 2006
SigmaKalon has agreed to acquire a stake in two leading Slovakian paint distributors. SigmaKalon will acquire the full ownership of HCH s.r.o.. The company has sales of SKK 523 million (€13.4 million) and is based in Zilina. SigmaKalon also agre…
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Tim Wright
December 6, 2006
Akzo Nobel Aerospace Coatings (ANAC) has established a manufacturing base in Suzhou, China. The move supports its existing sales and distribution operations in Asia Pacific, first established in 1980, and is part of the company's key strategic plans…
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Tim Wright
December 6, 2006
RPM International Inc. has acquired the daylight fluorescent, phosphorescent and thermochromatic pigments business of The Dane Group, Manchester, England, which has annual revenues of approximately $20 million.
“Dane will operate as a…
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Kerry Pianoforte
November 30, 2006
The Valspar Corporation reported record sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year endedOctober 27, 2006. Reported net income for the fourth quarter increased 2% to $52,141,000 from $50,966,000 last year. Sales for the fourth qua…
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Kerry Pianoforte
November 30, 2006
Frost & Sullivan's Chemicals, Materials & Food Practice in Asia Pacific (http://www.chemicals.frost.com ) will host an analyst briefing webinar on the Powder Coatings Market in Asia on December 13th, 2006.
According to the firm, the Asian…
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Tim Wright
November 20, 2006
DSM has decided to build a new factory for waterborne coating resins, which will produce polyurethane dispersions to be marketed by DSM Coating Resins and DSM NeoResins. Production will come on stream mid 2007. The total investment costs are approxim…
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Tim Wright
November 20, 2006
BASF Coatings Services Poland has signed an agreement with IBERIA Motor Company for the technical and commercial approval of Glasurit's products as well as services offered by BASF Coatings Services Company. The agreement regulates the cooperation in…
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Tim Wright
November 15, 2006
The Total Service Solutions unit of PPG Aerospace has been awarded a three-year contract by Delta Air Lines to provide chemical management services at Delta’s Atlanta maintenance base and line stations.
Under terms of the co…
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Tim Wright
November 14, 2006
Rohm and Haas Company and Chemical Specialties, Inc. (CSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings, Inc., have signed an agreement to form a joint venture to serve the wood treatment industry. The new company brings together the wood biocides…
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Tim Wright
October 26, 2006
BASF has opened a new application center in Mangalore, India for the development of automotive OEM coatings and to provide customer support to the Indian automotive market segment.
“This state-of-the-art center allows us to work very closel…
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Tim Wright
October 26, 2006
The PPG Coil & Extrusion Coatings Group has released a new Coraflon Color Guide to help architects and building owners specify color for architectural metal components. The four-page brochure encompasses five different coatings types including 2-…
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Tim Wright
October 19, 2006
The Valspar Corporation has agreed to acquire the powder coatings business of H.B. Fuller Company. H.B. Fuller's powder coatings business, which had net sales of approximately $75 million in 2005, serves customers in 26 countries from manufacturing f…
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Tim Wright
October 18, 2006
In order to provide its customers with faster service and cater for their current and future needs in the field of tinting systems, CPS Color is locating its Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, China. The operation is expected to be completed by t…
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