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Breaking News | Price Increases
Oxea Announces Price Increases for Neopentyl Glycol
Oxea will increase list and off-list prices on the following product effective immediately, or as contracts allow. Neopentyl Glycol will increase in price by 100 EUR in both Europe and the Middle East/Africa; it will increase by 110 USD in Asia.…06.03.15
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Breaking News | Supplier News
Bayer Announces New Name of its MaterialScience Business
Bayer has announced that the new name of its MaterialScience business will be Covestro. It will be effective on September 1, 2015. Bayer intends to float Covestro on the stock market by mid-2016 at the latest. The plan for Bayer MaterialScience to be…06.03.15
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Breaking News | Raw material & Equipment
Mettler Toledo Announces New Mobile Library App for Weighing Expertise on the Gopp
Mettler Toledo has announced the launch of a new, free "Mobile Library" application to make it easy for customers and those interested in weighing to access expert information from wherever they are. Using the app, users can explore resourc…06.03.15
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Architectural Coatings | Breaking News
PPG Architectural Coatings Honored by CIO Magazine as CIO 100 Award Winner
IDG's CIO Magazine announced PPG Architectural Coatings U.S. and Canada (USCA) as a recipient of the 2015 CIO 100 Award. PPG was honored for development of a digital kiosk that aids consumers in selecting paint colors for home décor projec…06.03.15
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Architectural Coatings | Breaking News | Marine Coatings | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
PPG Acquires Paint Stores Network in Central America
PPG Industries has acquired Consorcio Latinoamericano, which operates a network of 57 paint stores in Central America. Financial terms were not disclosed. “This acquisition expands PPG’s operations in the growing Central American…06.03.15
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Breaking News
Daubert Chemical Reengineers Website
Daubert Chemical, a manufacturer of specialty coatings and adhesives, has announced the launch of its new revamped website. The new site is designed to provide increased functionality and a greatly enhanced user experience for Daubert’s broad c…06.03.15
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Additives | Breaking News | Market Trends & Forecast
U.S. Waxes Demand to Exceed $3 Billion in 2019
U.S. demand for waxes is forecast to grow 1.8 percent annually through 2019 to $3.2 billion. Increases in volume terms will be supported by continued growth in manufacturing and residential construction activity. However, advances will be limit…06.03.15
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Breaking News | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News | Powder Coatings
Axalta, Pocono Raceway and Jeff Gordon Host Penn State Students at “We Paint Winners” 400 Race
Axalta Coating Systems, a global manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, and Pocono Raceway will host 100 Penn State University business and engineering students at Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 race weekend on June 6-7, 2015. As part…06.03.15
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Breaking News | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News | Powder Coatings
Axalta Coating Systems Launches 30 New Architectural Colors
Axalta Coating Systems, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has extended its powder coatings’ Fine Textured Collection of Alesta AP colors. The 30 new colors bring the total of architectural polyester quality colors up to 110 RAL c…06.03.15
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Breaking News
Ashland’s Natrostone H30 Rheology Modifier Receives Ringier Coatings Technology Innovation Award
Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. recently received a Ringier 2015 Coatings Technology Innovation Award for its Natrostone H30 rheology modifier. It is the fifth consecutive year that Ashland has won a Ringier Innovatio…06.03.15
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Breaking News
BASF Presents Broad Portfolio of Surfactants at CESIO Congress in Istanbul
BASF is participating in the 10th CESIO World Surfactant Congress at the Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey, from June 1 to 3, 2015. In keeping with the theme “Surfactants in a Globalizing World — Creating New Possibilities,…06.02.15
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Breaking News | Special Purpose Coatings
Rust-Oelum Helps Revamp Local Kids’ Ride
Rust-Oleum, a leading international manufacturer of innovative DIY coatings, has formed a partnership with Children’s Fairyland, a Northern California non-profit organization. Beginning with the Flecto Carousel this spring, Rust-Oleum is…06.02.15
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Additives | Breaking News
Air Products Presents Airase 4750V & 4800 Defoamers for Coatings at Eastern Coatings Show
Air Products introduces the latest additions to its innovative portfolio of defoamers—Airase 4750V and 4800 defoamers—at the Eastern Coatings Show in Atlantic City, N.J., from June 1-4. Air Products’ Airase 4750V and 4800 oil-based…06.02.15
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Breaking News | Supplier News
Solvay Opens Research & Innovation Laboratory for Coatings in Japan
Solvay has opened a new research and innovation laboratory Solvay Nicca Tokyo Innovation Laboratory. Located near the Haneda airport and occupying a total area of 250 sqm, the laboratory will be the key innovation centre for Solvay Novecare to suppor…06.02.15
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Additives | Architectural Coatings | Binders | Breaking News | Wood Coatings
Dow Showcases Broad Portfolio at 2015 Eastern Coatings Show
Dow Coating Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, accelerates progress in paints and coatings through customer collaboration, understanding market trends, and research and development, including high through-put research, in support…06.02.15
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Breaking News | Powder Coatings
Axalta Coating Systems Employees Get on Their Bikes for Belgian Cancer Charity Kom op tegen Kanker
For the fifth consecutive year, Axalta Coating Systems, a global suppliers of liquid and powder coatings, has taken part in a 1,000km bike ride to raise money for Kom op tegen Kanker, a leading Belgian cancer charity. This year, three Axalta teams…06.02.15
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Additives | Breaking News | People in the News
Emerald Kalama Chemical Appoints Linkenhoger Sales Manager, N.A.
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed Kaye Linkenhoger as sales manager, North America, for the group’s growing line of K-FLEX low-VOC, non-phthalate plasticizers and coalescents. In this role…06.02.15
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Breaking News | Supplier News
Troy Acquires Industrial Biocides Business from Ashland
Troy Corporation has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the industrial biocides business from Ashland Inc. The transaction is expected to close within 60 days, contingent on standard closing conditions and completion of re…06.02.15
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Architectural Coatings | Automotive Coatings | Breaking News | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
PPG Launches $10 Million Colorful Communities Charitable Giving Initiative
PPG Industries has announced plans to expand its investments in global communities where the company operates with the launch of a $10 million initiative called “Colorful Communities.” The program, which will focus on renewal projects th…06.02.15
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Breaking News | Pigments
LANXESS Highlighting Advanced New Red Pigments at Eastern Coatings Show
In addition to its current extensive portfolio of inorganic pigment products, specialty chemicals company LANXESS will promote its line of new red shades at the Eastern Coatings Show in Atlantic City, New Jersey from June 1 – 4. Marketed…06.02.15
