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Sherwin-Williams donates paint supply certificates to Keep America Beautiful’s graffiti prevention program

October 15, 2012
Keep America Beautiful, Inc. (KAB) has announced the winners of the 2012 Graffiti Hurts Grant Program. This year, KAB provided four $2,500 cash grants as well as two $2,500 paint supply certificates from The Sherwin-Williams Company. Q-Star also prov…  Read More »
Huber increases prices for precipitated silicas and silicates

October 15, 2012
Huber Engineered Materials has enacted a global price increase for its precipitated silicas and silicates. The increase is effective beginning Oct. 30, 2012, or as current contracts allow. The price adjustment of up to 7% is dependent on geographic r…  Read More »
Aakash Chemicals recognized by Inc. Magazine two years in a row

October 15, 2012
Aakash Chemicals has once again been named as one of Inc. Magazine’s “Fastest Growing Private Companies in America."  As an honoree in 2011 and now a repeat honoree in 2012, Aakash Chemicals continues to grow at a rapid pace. Aa…  Read More »
Azelis Coatings extends its partnership with Momentive in Russia

October 15, 2012
Azelis has been appointed distributor by Momentive, to service the coatings sector in Russia. Azelis will now offer Momentive’s range of water-based dispersions for paints, under the AXILAT brand name. The AXILAT polymer dispersion range incl…  Read More »
Purac launches Puralacts to enhance the performance of coating resins

October 15, 2012
Purac has launched its new range of Puralact, special grade lactides. Puralact offer several benefits for enhancement of coating resins. The main advantage of incorporating Puralact is a significantly reduced resin viscosity. This provides the opport…  Read More »
Jotun's financial report shows strong sales growth in decorative and protective coatings market

October 12, 2012
Boosted by growth in all segments, Jotun Group announced strong tertiary and year to date numbers in its latest financial report. "We are happy with the continuous sales growth and EBITA development after a challenging 2011," said  Mo…  Read More »
60 finalists named in “Prettiest Painted Places” competition
60 finalists named in “Prettiest Painted Places” competition

October 12, 2012
Sixty communities –10 each from six geographic regions -- have been named finalists in a national competition to find the “Prettiest Painted Places in America.” The competition is being conducted by the Paint Quality Institute (PQI)…  Read More »
BASF’s R-M automotive coatings used on winning truck at the International Auto Show
BASF’s R-M automotive coatings used on winning truck at the International Auto Show

October 12, 2012
IVECO showed off its Dakar rally-winning truck at the 64th International Motor Show (IAA) Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, Germany. The truck was painted with Graphite HD, a paint line produced by BASF’s premium R-M brand specifically for commer…  Read More »
Hempel’s new intumescent products give customers full protective package

October 12, 2012
Hempel launched two new intumescent coatings for passive protection of steel structures in cellulosic fires. With the introduction of the new coatings, Hempel can now offer customers a full package coating solution for protecting buildings, including…  Read More »
PPG Aerospace special effect coatings bring Virgin Atlantic Airways livery to life
PPG Aerospace special effect coatings bring Virgin Atlantic Airways livery to life

October 11, 2012
Special-effect coatings by PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace coatings group enabled Virgin Atlantic Airways to have the unique reflectivity and bright, vibrant color the airline’s design and engineering teams wanted for its new livery.…  Read More »
PPG announces annual automotive color popularity, trend data

October 11, 2012
 PPG Industries released its annual automotive color popularity and trend data. While white retained the leading spot as the most popular car color based on 2012 automotive build data, PPG forecasts that the overall use of color is on the rise.…  Read More »
Univar strengthens EMEA presence with first Austrian office
Univar strengthens EMEA presence with first Austrian office

October 11, 2012
 Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today the opening of a new office in Vienna, Austria. Univar has been active in this market for 20 years, but this is the first time the company will have a local base, enabling it t…  Read More »
McDonald joins Hempel oil and gas team
McDonald joins Hempel oil and gas team

October 11, 2012
James McDonald, has joined the oil and gas team within Hempel Coatings as the primary engineering representative for the onshore upstream market. McDonald has spent more than a decade in the protective coatings industry, performing a variety of roles…  Read More »
Eastman announces senior management retirement and new appointments
Eastman announces senior management retirement and new appointments

October 10, 2012
On Jan. 1, 2013, Theresa K. Lee, senior vice president, chief legal and administrative officer will retire after 25 years of distinguished service. Effective upon her retirement, Lee’s responsibilities will be assumed by two new executives. Dav…  Read More »
PPG expands Durabull protective coatings in the auto and accessories market

October 10, 2012
PPG Industries' industrial coatings business has expanded the range of applications for Durabull heavy-duty protective coatings in the automotive parts and accessories market. Formulated from an aliphatic polyurea technology, DuraBull coatings pr…  Read More »

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