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Clariant Presents Innovative Solutions and Products for Automotive Coatings
January 7, 2015
Clariant recently played host to the car refinishes and automotive coating market in Guangzhou, China. At the Automotive Coating Association (ACA) Seminar, officiated by Chief of Guangdong Qingyuan Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone Bureau and co-or…
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Graco to Acquire Four Companies
January 7, 2015
Graco Inc. has agreed to acquire the stock of Pennsylvania-based High Pressure Equipment (HiP) company for $160 million. The acquisition of HiP is subject to customary regulatory review and Graco expects to complete the transaction in the first quart…
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RPM Reports Fiscal 2015 Second-Quarter Results
January 7, 2015
RPM International Inc. reported a 10 percent increase in net income and an 8 percent increase in earnings per diluted share on flat sales for its fiscal 2015 second quarter ended November 30, 2014. Second-Quarter Results Net sales of $1…
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Steve Riddle Retires as President of NCFI Polyurethanes
January 7, 2015
The board of Barnhardt Manufacturing Co. (BMC), parent company of NCFI Polyurethanes, announced the retirement of NCFI president, Steve Riddle. Riddle became the foam company’s fourth president in 2007, succeeding Swanson Snow, and was the firs…
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RadTech Announces New Board Members
January 7, 2015
RadTech, the non-profit trade association for UV+EB technologies, has announced its board of directors for 2015. Peter Weissman of Quaker Chemical Corp. has assumed the RadTech presidency while Lisa Fine of Joules Angstrom UV Printing Inks has been…
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GMZ Hires Rocky Prior as Vice President of Sales for CASE Business
January 7, 2015
GMZ appointed Rocky Prior to the position of GMZ CASE vice president of sales. Prior joins GMZ with more than 25 years of technical, manufacturing, sales and business management experience gleaned from assignments at ICI Paints, Tru-Test Manufacturin…
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PPG to Highlight New Corrosion-Resistant, Green Coating Technologies at NAIAS
January 7, 2015
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business will highlight new products during preview days at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit’s Cobo Center, Jan. 12-15. The products are designed to help global automak…
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BASF Begins Production at New Beadmill in UK
January 6, 2015
BASF’s Coatings division started up a new Netzsch LMZ25 beadmill at its site in Deeside, UK. The modern mill will be used to manufacture intermediate pigment pastes in the PVC plastisol production process. The beadmill replaces a Cox triple-rol…
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Valspar Names Les H. Ireland Executive Vice President and President Global Consumer Paint
January 6, 2015
The Valspar Corporation has appointed Les H. Ireland as the company's new executive vice president and president of its global Consumer Paint businesses. He will be based in Chicago and report to Valspar chairman and CEO Gary Hendrickson. Ireland…
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Nippon Paint Launches Society Care Programs to Boost CSR Program in China
January 6, 2015
Nippon Paint China boosted its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program in 2014, with the launch of its "Society Care" programs in nine big cities around China. These charitable programs drew the participation of over 1,000 voluntary s…
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Boyd Coatings Develops New Process Enabling Pure PTFE to be Applied to Nitinol Medical Devices
January 6, 2015
Boyd Coatings Research has announced the capability to coat Nitinol medical devices with un-modified PTFE (or other high-temperature-cured fluoropolymer coatings) without adversely affecting the properties of the underlying Nitinol material. Typicall…
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ASC Video Highlights Adhesives in Automotive Sector
January 6, 2015
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) launched its second in a series of videos designed to promote and highlight the innovative ways adhesives and sealants are being actively used in the marketplace or being considered for a new application. The v…
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Cardolite Introduces Cashew Nutshell Liquid-based Polyols for Coatings
January 6, 2015
Cardolite introduced a comprehensive line of cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) based polyols for adhesives, coatings, foam and elastomer applications. Polyols derived from CNSL have unique qualities compared to widely known polyester and polyether polyol…
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Huber Engineered Materials Makes Leadership Changes
January 6, 2015
Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), a division of J.M. Huber Corp., announced that Andy Trott, the division’s president, has retired. Chuck Herak has been selected to succeed Trott as the next president of HEM. Herak is currently vice presi…
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Grieve Corp. Introduces Gas-Fired Cabinet Oven
January 6, 2015
Grieve has introduced No. 915, a gas-fired, 650°F cabinet oven currently used for testing paint coupons. Its dimensions measure 26”W x 26”D x 38”H and 100,000 BTU/hr. are installed in a modulating natural gas burner, while a 100…
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