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Sherwin-Williams' Offers Emerald Paint
For consumers who demand exceptional beauty and application, Sherwin-Williams Emerald Paint offers best-in-class overall performance and delivers luxurious, long-lasting results, the company said. A paint and primer in one with advanced stain-b…04.16.14
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Nippon Paint Lanka's Two Paint Brands Receive Singapore Green Label Certification
Nippon Paint Lanka (Pvt) Ltd has announced that two of its brands, Medifresh 3 in 1 and Weatherbond Algae Guard have been certified by the Singapore Green Label Scheme. The two Nippon paint variants are the only paint products to be thus Singapore Gr…04.16.14
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SOLARBAN 72 STARPHIRE Glass Named a 2013 Product of the Year by USGlass
SOLARBAN 72 STARPHIRE glass by PPG Industries has been selected by readers of USGlass magazine as a 2013 Product of the Year. Designed for exceptional clarity and solar control, insulating glass units (IGUs) made with Solarban 72 Starphire glass fea…04.15.14
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University of Minnesota and Arkema Researchers Awarded Prestigious American Coatings AWARD
Kyle Price, a PhD Candidate with the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota, and researchers from Arkema Coating Resins, a business unit of Arkema, have earned the prestigious American Coatings AWARD f…04.15.14
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Three Billion Square Feet of Green Building Space LEED-Certified
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that 3 billion square feet of green construction space has earned LEED® certification around the globe. “This milestone is the result of leaders across our industry making the business and…04.15.14
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Ashland Launches New Service for the Coatings Industry
Ashland Specialty Ingredients rolled out a new service to help coatings chemists objectively determine paint application “feel” according to key parameters. Paint application feel refers to how it feels to roll paint onto a surface. Typi…04.15.14
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Registration Opens for the RCMA International Roof Coatings Conference
Industry professionals can now register for the Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) 2014 International Roof Coatings Conference (IRCC), to take place at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel Baltimore, July 14-17. Offered in partnership wit…04.15.14
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U.S. Green Building Council Announces 2013 LEED for Homes Award Winners
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of the 2013 LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, developers and homebuilders that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in residential green building. The award categories re…04.15.14
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Industry Veteran Fergus Clarke Joins Picodeon as CEO
Picodeon, a Finnish coating technology specialist announced that Fergus Clarke has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. Clarke brings over 25 years of global high technology management experience. His appointment comes at a point where Pico…04.15.14
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Chinaplas 2014: BASF Plastics Solutions Help Asia Pacific Innovate for Sustainability
BASF and its customers are innovating with plastics solutions in Asia Pacific to address the sustainability challenges of the region and the world. At Chinaplas 2014, BASF will demonstrate solutions that help local and international companies compete…04.14.14
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BASF Expands Production of Waterborne Automotive Coatings in Brazil
BASF has invested €2.5 million in its Demarchi coatings site, located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, to expand its capacity to service Brazil’s automotive industry with waterborne automotive coatings. The goal is to meet…04.14.14
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Axalta's Brilliant Flames Bedazzle Jeff Gordon Pediatric Treatment Room
Last week's ribbon cutting and unveiling of the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation's (JGCF) treatment room at the Children's Blood and Cancer Center, part of Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, revealed an Axalta Racin…04.14.14
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Malaysian Prime Minister Officiates at Integrated Aroma Ingredients Complex at BASF
Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak officiated at the groundbreaking of an integrated aroma ingredients complex, set up by BASF and PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) via their joint venture company BASF PETRO…04.14.14
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Horn Expands Product Line
HORN, a distributor of specialty ingredients, chemicals and raw materials, was awarded with an expansion of its distribution partnership with BASF in the Western U.S. Effective immediately, HORN now offers BASF’s Capromer polyols, a proprietary…04.14.14
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BASF and Sinopec inaugurate acrylic acid and SAP plants in Nanjing
BASF and Sinopec today inaugurated two new plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers (SAP) at their state-of-the-art Verbund site, BASF-YPC Co., Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture in Nanjing, China. Additionally, a new butyl acrylate plant will be…04.14.14
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PPG Hosts DURANAR Coatings Seminar in Hong Kong
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business recently held a successful seminar on DURANAR coatings at the Hong Kong International Commerce Centre (ICC), highlighting its fluoropolymer coatings and introducing a new product under the Duranar br…04.14.14
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BASF Awards Horn with Top Distributer Honor
HORN earned top honors after being named the 2013 BASF Kaolin “Distributor of the Year.” A seven-time winner of the award, HORN’s sales growth was up by 36.9 percent over the previous year, contributing to its overall achievement.…04.14.14
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Orion Engineered Carbons Explore Potential for IPO
Orion Engineered Carbons' principal owners, private-equity frims Rhone Group and Triton Advisors, have begun exploring the potential for an initial public offering of stock of the company. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, Orion Engineered Ca…04.09.14
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AkzoNobel CEO Heralds Swedish-Dutch Anniversary
Official celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of diplomatic and trade relations between the Netherlands and Sweden were held at the weekend, when AkzoNobel CEO Ton Büchner attended two high profile events designed to highlight the importan…04.07.14
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Eastman to Expand 2-EH Production Capacity at its Texas Facility
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) announced plans to again expand 2-EH capacity at its Longview, Texas, site. The expansion will increase capacity by approximately 20,000 metric tons per year. The company expects to complete the expansion in the fo…04.04.14
