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Architectural Coatings | Breaking News | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
PPG Manufacturing Facility in Delaware, Ohio, Recognized for Recycling Program
PPG announced that its coatings and resins manufacturing facility in Delaware has earned a 2016 Award for Excellence from the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council (OCTC) for a project that increased its recycled materials by 63 percent in 2015, divertin…06.15.16
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Architectural Coatings | Breaking News | Color Trends & Forecast | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
Violet Verbena Named 2017 Color of the Year by PPG PAINTS Brand
The PPG PAINTS brand unveiled its 2017 Color of the Year: Violet Verbena (PPG1169-5), a grayed-off, moody purple with a chameleon-like presence. “Violet Verbena is at once as nostalgic as it is modern. It’s substantial in a world that…06.15.16
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BASF Breaks Ground on New Automotive Coatings Plant in Shanghai
BASF Shanghai Coatings Co., Ltd. broke ground on a new, world-scale automotive coatings plant at the company’s existing site at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Caojing, Shanghai, China. The new plant represents an investment of around &e…06.15.16
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Axalta Debuts University of Michigan No. 88 Chevrolet SS during GM Supplier of the Year Celebration
Axalta Coating Systems has celebrated its second consecutive Supplier of the Year Award from General Motors (GM) during a luncheon at the company’s Mount Clemens, Michigan, research and manufacturing facility. Also during the celebration, repre…06.15.16
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New Green Building Report Shows Industrial Sector Prioritizes Sustainability in Design, Operations
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its LEED in Motion: Industrial Facilities, which highlights the collaborative efforts across the manufacturing sector to design and implement LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) an…06.14.16
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Trend Study "Material Selection 16/17" by BASF Presents Innovative Materials for Future Products
How are a Bolivian indigenous tribe and transfer coating technology related? What is the connection between a fitness app on your cell phone and a semi-rigid foam? And what does this material feel like? “Material Selection 16/17”, the fir…06.14.16
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Aerospace Coatings | Breaking News | Product news
Bell Helicopter Adds Sherwin-Williams SKYscapes GA Basecoat Aerospace Coatings
Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings announced that its SKYscapes General Aviation (GA) Basecoat Polyurethane Enamel has been added to the QPL (Qualified Products List) for Bell Helicopter's Procurement Specification 299-947-117, for use on severa…06.14.16
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Evonik to Prepare for Reopening of Mid-Molecular Polyester Plant in Mobile, Alabama
Evonik Corporation will begin preparations for reopening its specialty polyesters production plant located in Mobile, Ala. The revitalization of the plant is scheduled to be completed in 2018 and will have an annual production capacity of several tho…06.14.16
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Call for Papers Issued for European Coatings Conference
The European Coatings Conference 2017 is one of the largest and most important coatings conferences in Europe for coatings science and technology. It will take place April 3-4, 2017, at the Nuremberg Convention Center (NCC) in Nuremberg, Germany, alo…06.14.16
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Dow Receives Its 10th Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company is the recipient of a Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Instinct® nitrogen stabilizer. Instinct was rec…06.14.16
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BASF Named a Top Foreign Corporate Citizen in Canada
BASF recently received the designation as one of Canada’s Top Foreign Corporate Citizens for the second consecutive year by Corporate Knights, a Toronto-based media and research company. The list includes companies with substantial operat…06.14.16
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BASF Participates in R-M Best Painter Contest
For the first time, BASF Corporation will participate in the R-M Best Painter Contest, with Brandon Rixse of Thomas E. Brown, Inc., representing the company. Rixse will travel to R-M global headquarters in France to participate in the competition aga…06.14.16
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Ennis-Flint Sold to Olympus Partners
Harris Williams & Co., a middle market investment bank focused on the advisory needs of clients worldwide for 25 years, announced the sale of Ennis-Flint to Olympus Partners. Ennis-Flint is a market leader within the global traffic safety industr…06.14.16
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Hexion Builds Analytical Laboratory to Support Coating Resins Division
Hexion announced that it is building a new analytical laboratory at its Technology & Business Center located in Stafford, Texas, near Houston. The new laboratory will increase the size of the research and development (R&D) facilities at th…06.14.16
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Breaking News | Powder Coatings
Dow Increases Glycidyl Methacrylate Capacity at Freeport, Texas Facility
The Dow Chemical Company successfully completed a critical debottlenecking project at its Freeport, Texas facility that increased capacity for glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) by 30% annually. The project, which was announced in December 2015, was l…06.13.16
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Breaking News | Suppliers Corner
Graco HFR Meter Mix and Dispense Systems Deliver High Flow Rates, Large Shot Sizes
Graco has announced that its Hydraulic Fixed Ratio (HFR) Meter, Mix and Dispense Systems are ideal to deliver the precise control required for filter manufacturing applications. With Graco HFR, manufacturers can trust that their dispense technology w…06.13.16
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World Paint & Coatings Demand to Reach 54.7 Million Metric Tons
Global demand for paint and coatings is forecast to rise 3.7 percent per year to 54.7 million metric tons in 2020, valued at $193 billion. Advances will be driven by strong economic growth in developing regions, particularly in the massive Asia…06.13.16
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Larson Electronics Releases a Dimmable Paint Spray Booth Rated LED Light Fixture
Larson Electronics, an industrial lighting company, has announced the release of a new and improved, paint spray booth rated explosion proof LED light fixture that is outfitted with specially designed dimming lamps. The EPL-48-2L-LED-D explosion p…06.13.16
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Acme-Hardesty to Distribute Temix Oleo Specialty Esters, Oleochemicals in the United States
Temix Oleo SRL and Acme-Hardesty, a division of Jacob Stern & Sons, have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for Acme-Hardesty to distribute Temix Oleo products in the United States. Acme-Hardesty will promote and sell Temix Oleo specialty esters and…06.13.16
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Axalta to Celebrate 150th Anniversary at CWIEME 2016 with Demonstration of Energy Solutions Products
Axalta Coating Systems will display its entire Energy Solutions product family and newly developed industry applications at the Coil Winding, Insulations & Electrical Manufacturing Exhibition (CWIEME) taking place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhib…06.13.16
