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BASF Maintains Good Business Performance in Challenging Environment in First Half of 2013
BASF increased sales by 3% in the second quarter of 2013 to just under €18.4 billion thanks to higher sales volumes in all segments. Income from operations (EBIT) before special items decreased by 5% to around €1.8 billion. In the first hal…07.01.13
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Automotive Refinish | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
Opening of the new R-M Refinish Competence Center
R-M, the premium automotive refinish brand, opened the new International Refinish Competence Center (RCC) in Clermont, France. It is now one of the most modern training facilities in Europe. With an investment of approx. € 2.5 million, the exten…07.01.13
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Additives | Price Increases
BASF Increases Prices for Resins and Additives in Europe, Africa and Western Asia
BASF will increase prices in Europe, Africa and Western Asia for Resins and Additives by 3-10%. The price increase is necessary to offset continued high feedstock costs, transportation and energy costs.…07.01.13
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Industrial Coatings | People in the News
HMG Paints’ Managing Director Elected Vice President of the British Coatings Federation
HMG Paints Ltd. has announced that its managing drector, John Falder, was elected vice president of the British Coatings Federation’s (BCF). Falder, currently chairman of BCF’s Industrial Coatings Council and BCF Vehicle Refinish Group,…06.28.13
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Breaking News | Industrial Coatings
HMG Paints’ Managing Director Elected Vice President of the British Coatings Federation
HMG Paints Ltd. has announced that its managing drector, John Falder, was elected vice president of the British Coatings Federation’s (BCF). Falder, currently chairman of BCF’s Industrial Coatings Council and BCF Vehicle Refinish Group,…06.28.13
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Automotive Refinish | Breaking News
PPG Introduces Ditzler Hot Rod Black Topcoat
PPG Industries' automotive refinish business has added Ditzler Hot Rod Black topcoat to the popular Vibrance Collection product line. The new PPG topcoat provides a uniform, low gloss and deep-looking black finish designed to replicate the glory…06.28.13
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Automotive Refinish | Product news
PPG Introduces Ditzler Hot Rod Black Topcoat
PPG Industries' automotive refinish business has added Ditzler Hot Rod Black topcoat to the popular Vibrance Collection product line. The new PPG topcoat provides a uniform, low gloss and deep-looking black finish designed to replicate the glory…06.28.13
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Breaking News
VersaFlex, Inc. Achieves Second ISO 9001:2000 Quality Certification for Polyurea System Design
VersaFlex has added another level of ISO 9001:2008 to their already impressive and long standing quality management system. Earlier in 2013, the VersaFlex Product Development and Testing Lab achieved ISO 9001:2008 “Design Certification.”…06.28.13
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Industry News
Al-Sorayai Group, Al-Jazeera Paints to Build Calcium Carbonate Plant
Al-Sorayai Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Al-Jazeera Paints to establish a factory project for the production of calcium carbonate. The MoU focuses on the mutual interest of the two companies to build a factory for the man…06.27.13
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Additives | Industry News
Profitable Growth with Realigned Plastics Business
BASF aims to continue growing faster than the market with its downstream plastics, as well as large-volume monomers and commodity polymers. By bundling all specialty polymers in the newly created Performance Materials division, the company has furthe…06.27.13
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Breaking News
CPI's Polyurethane Conference Showcases Environmental Stewardship
The 2013 Polyurethanes Technical Conference, presented by the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council, will showcase the important role polyurethanes play in environmental stewardship. Of the more than 70 technic…06.27.13
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Breaking News
Al-Sorayai Group, Al-Jazeera Paints to build Calcium Carbonate Plant
Al-Sorayai Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Al-Jazeera Paints to establish a factory project for the production of calcium carbonate. The MoU focuses on the mutual interest of the two companies to build a factory for the man…06.27.13
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Additives | Breaking News
Profitable Growth with Realigned Plastics Business
BASF aims to continue growing faster than the market with its downstream plastics, as well as large-volume monomers and commodity polymers. By bundling all specialty polymers in the newly created Performance Materials division, the company has furthe…06.27.13
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Breaking News
PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS Brand Unveils Mobile Version of The Voice of Color Paint Your Own Room Visualizer
PPG Pittsburgh Paints released the mobile version of its The Voice of Color Paint Your Own Room Visualizerwith PPG EasyEdge Technology, providing painters, architects, facility managers and designers with an all-in-one integrated digital tool t…06.26.13
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Breaking News | Pigments
Clariant Registers 255 Chemicals with EU
Clariant recently completed Phase 2 of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) with the registration of 255 different chemical substances. These include 155 dossiers submitted by Clariant as the "lead registr…06.26.13
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Industry News | Pigments
Clariant Registers 255 Chemicals with EU
Clariant recently completed Phase 2 of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) with the registration of 255 different chemical substances. These include 155 dossiers submitted by Clariant as the "lead registr…06.26.13
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Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS Brand Unveils Mobile Version of The Voice of Color Paint Your Own Room Visualizer
PPG Pittsburgh Paints released the mobile version of its The Voice of Color Paint Your Own Room Visualizerwith PPG EasyEdge Technology, providing painters, architects, facility managers and designers with an all-in-one integrated digital tool t…06.26.13
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Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
VersaFlex, Inc. Achieves Second ISO 9001:2000 Quality Certification for Polyurea System Design
VersaFlex has added another level of ISO 9001:2008 to their already impressive and long standing quality management system. Earlier in 2013, the VersaFlex Product Development and Testing Lab achieved ISO 9001:2008 “Design Certification.”…06.26.13
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Breaking News | Pigments
Trust Chem Europe Moving to New Location
Trust Chem Europe BV, the European division of Trust Chem Co. Ltd, has moved its European headquarters in Deventer (the Netherlands). " We believe that with the recent introduction of our DiAzoCondensation Yellow range pigments and the successe…06.26.13
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Breaking News
The Adhesive and Sealant Council Names Senior Technical Manager
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) has named Connie Howe senior manager, technical services to oversee its technically oriented programming including short courses, Training Academy, and Advanced Technology Link. Howe will also serve as staff lia…06.25.13
