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KN&G release global sealants study

September 27, 2012
According to a newly published study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, the global consumption of sealants was 3.6 billion pounds in 2011 worth $8.45 billion. Growth is placed at a five percent annual rate through 2016 with the As…  Read More »
BASF opens its Construction Center to offer coatings, EIFS systems and more in Toronto

September 26, 2012
BASF's Construction Chemicals division announced the grand opening of its new Construction Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A celebratory event was hosted at the site for more than 100 construction contractors, distributors, architects and eng…  Read More »
PPG opens color matching laboratory

September 25, 2012
PPG Automotive Refinish has opened an automated, technologically advanced, color matching laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio. The announcement was made by Mary Kimbro, PPG global color director. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by PPG management…  Read More »
Arsenal Capital Partners acquires IGM Resins

September 24, 2012
Arsenal Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm that invests in middle-market specialty industrial and healthcare companies, has acquired IGM Resins, a provider of intermediates to the global ultraviolet (UV) radiation cure coatings, i…  Read More »
RPM acquires Synta wood deck and concrete restoration business

September 21, 2012
RPM International Inc. through its Rust-Oleum Group has acquired Synta Inc., a producer and marketer of exterior wood deck and concrete restoration systems. Based in Clarkston, GA, Synta's annual sales are anticipated to exceed $40 million in the…  Read More »
Tesla Nanocoatings wins Ohio Innovation Award

September 20, 2012
An Ohio technology start-up fund, The Innovation Fund, has awarded Tesla NanoCoatings of Massillon, Ohio a $100,000 grant to help the new company develop and manufacture its line of corrosion control coatings. It is the third time this year the compa…  Read More »
PPG's architectural paints recognized among the top ten coatings brands in China

September 18, 2012
Three of PPG Industries' architectural paint brands recently won recognition in different categories of the 2011 China Top 10 Coatings Brands Awards. Sponsored by HC360.com and the HC Coating Network, the annual awards ceremony in Beijing marks t…  Read More »
International Paint awarded GSA Schedule 51 V contract to offer its coatings to federal govt

September 18, 2012
International Paint LLC has been awarded the GSA Schedule 51 V contract, which gives it the ability to offer its coatings to the federal government. "We are excited to have this contract in place, as it will allow our government customers to pr…  Read More »
Protech/Oxyplast Group purchases Innotek Powder Coatings

September 17, 2012
The Protech/Oxyplast Group of Montreal, Canada reached an agreement to purchase the powder coating business and manufacturing assets of Innotek Powder Coatings of Big Spring Texas.  Innotek is a well-recognized name within the powder coatings in…  Read More »
Solvay to acquire Sunshield Chemical to accelerate growth in coatings market in India

September 14, 2012
Solvay announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Sunshield Chemicals, an Indian company specializing in surfactants, from Amit Choksey Group. This acquisition will enable Solvay's Novecare business to accelera…  Read More »
Emulsion polymers demand predicted to rise 5.1 percent annually through 2016

September 13, 2012
Global demand for emulsion polymers is forecast to rise 5.1 percent per year to 13.3 million metric tons (dry basis) in 2016 the Freedonia Group said. Advances will be fueled by increased production of water-based paint, coatings, and adhesives, whic…  Read More »
PPG to raise production of precipitated silica to counter growing demand in North America

September 13, 2012
PPG Industries is increasing its precipitated silica production capacity at its Lake Charles, La., manufacturing location by more than 22,000 tons per year in response to growing demand. "Last September, we announced an increase in our global p…  Read More »
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings' first Cromadex center opens in Ireland

September 12, 2012
AkzoNobel and Carbon Group combined forces to open the first Cromadex Center in Cork, Ireland. The new center will offer industrial coatings customers an array of products and services. The Cork center features a salt spray and laboratory testing fac…  Read More »
Eastern Coatings Show website up and running
Eastern Coatings Show website up and running

September 12, 2012
The Eastern Coatings Show website—www.easterncoatingsshow.com—is now up and running.  Companies interested in reserving booth space can select from three types of booths on the floor plan, complete the exhibitor form and return it as…  Read More »
H.B. Fuller acquires Engent

September 11, 2012
H.B. Fuller Company has finalized the purchase of Engent, Inc., a provider of manufacturing, research and development services to the electronics industry. The Engent business adds state-of-the-art development capabilities, testing resources and tec…  Read More »

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