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Thai Paint Maker Beger To Build Factory in Indonesia

May 6, 2013
Beger Company, a Thai maker and distributor of wood coatings and industrial paint products, plans to set up its first foreign plant in Indonesia in the next five years to tap demand there. Vice-president Worawat Chaiyosburana said the company is stu…  Read More »
Solvay To Build Specialty Surfactant Plant in Germany

May 3, 2013
Solvay will build a specialty surfactant plant at an industrial park in Genthin, Germany, close to Berlin. The unit will develop and produce surfactant solutions for Solvay’s home and personal care and industrial customers serving Central and E…  Read More »
PPG Expands Paint It Application to NEXA AUTOCOLOR Brand
PPG Expands Paint It Application to NEXA AUTOCOLOR Brand

May 3, 2013
PPG Automotive Refinish has introduced Paint It for the NEXA AUTOCOLOR brand. Paint It is the fast, reliable tool that collision centers can use to identify the right color for vehicle repair, according to the company. The Paint It application has be…  Read More »
Solid First Quarter of 2013 for BASF

May 2, 2013
BASF increased its sales and income from operations (EBIT) before special items in the first quarter of 2013. At €19.7 billion, sales exceeded the level of the previous first quarter by 5%. Sales volumes grew particularly as a result of intensif…  Read More »
ASTM Paint Committee Developing Standard for Evaluating Weathering Performance Characteristics of Architectural Coatings

May 2, 2013
A proposed new ASTM International standard will offer guidelines for selecting wood substrates for the evaluation of the weathering performance of architectural coatings, such as exterior paints, primers and deck finishes. The proposed standard, AST…  Read More »
Clariant Posts Growth in the First Quarter

May 2, 2013
Clariant reported first quarter sales 2013 from continuing operations of CHF 1.526 billion compared to CHF 1.513 billion in the previous-year period, an increase of 2% in local currencies and 1% in Swiss francs. Organic growth of 2% was primarily the…  Read More »
BASF Adds FGuard 3D Paint to Product Range

May 1, 2013
It looks like wood and it feels like wood but, actually, it’s paper. On shelves, tables or cupboards, foil coatings provide effects that at first glance appear to be real. BASF has added to its product range the new FGuard® 3D paint system…  Read More »
Atlas Launches New Flammability Landing Page

May 1, 2013
Atlas Material Testing Technology has launched a new site at www.flammability.atlas-mts.com. The new page focuses exclusively on the group of flammability chambers Atlas provides – the HVUL2, HVFAA and HMV. In many industries the risk of unco…  Read More »
PPG Chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch appears on CNBC
PPG Chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch appears on CNBC's 'Mad Money with Jim Cramer'

May 1, 2013
PPG Industries' (NYSE: PPG) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles E. Bunch appeared yesterday on “Mad Money with Jim Cramer” on CNBC to discuss PPG's first quarter 2013 business performance and economic outlook for the rema…  Read More »
Inaugural Eastern Coatings Show Exceeds Expectations

May 1, 2013
The first ever Eastern Coatings Show is being held April 29th-May 3rd at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ. So far, the show has been incredibly successful, exceeding all expectations. According to Dave White, lab manager, Heucotech Ltd., who…  Read More »
PPG Opens Automotive Coatings Development and Application Center in Tianjin

April 30, 2013
PPG Industries recently held a ceremony  to celebrate the opening of its new automotive coatings development and application center in Tianjin, China. This facility is the first of its kind locally, and it will focus on the development of automo…  Read More »
BASF Launches Cementitious Urethane Flooring Topcoat in U.S. and Canada

April 30, 2013
BASF has launched UCRETE DP topcoat in the U.S. and Canada. The addition of this cementitious urethane topcoat product completes the UCRETE system portfolio in North America. Functioning as a lock coat for UCRETE HP broadcast system, UCRETE DP Topco…  Read More »
Kelly-Moore Paints Launches The ColorStudio Collection

April 30, 2013
 Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc. has launched The ColorStudio Collection, the industry’s newest innovative color system, featuring 1,721 brand new colors reflecting the latest trends in today’s homes. These colors are inspired by the…  Read More »
Increased Energy Efficiency, Less Maintenance: BASF Showcases Construction Solutions in Istanbul

April 29, 2013
BASF will attend the Yapi Fuarı – Turkeybuild 2013, which will be carried out at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul on April 24-28, 2013. BASF will be presenting its numerous solutions, including products to raise the energy effic…  Read More »
The Expertise of NOF METAL COATINGS GROUP Helping to Deliver Anticorrosion Performance and Control Critical Tightening Requirements
The Expertise of NOF METAL COATINGS GROUP Helping to Deliver Anticorrosion Performance and Control Critical Tightening Requirements

April 29, 2013
The worldwide leader of zinc flake anticorrosion protection, NOF METAL COATINGS GROUP has been developing for many years an acknowledged expertise regarding fastener tightening control. The GEOMET 500 coating, internationally recognized, and the PLUS…  Read More »

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