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Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News | Solvents
NOF Metal Coatings Europe Wins Responsible Care Award
Low VOC-emission coatings garner top prize at Cefic annual general assembly.12.06.10
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Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
New ASTM Subcommittee to Focus on Nanostructured Inorganic Coatings
A new ASTM subcommittee seeks to acknowledge the ongoing advances being made in the field of nanostructured inorganic coatings.12.06.10
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Additives | Raw material & Equipment
CVC Thermoset’s New Glycidyl Ester Line
CVC Thermoset Specialties, an Emerald Performance Materials Company, introduced a new glycidyl ester product line. The company’s patent-pending technology delivers high peel strength and high impact strength while maintaining a high Tg in the e…12.06.10
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Raw material & Equipment
Momentive Unveils New Technology
Momentive Performance Materials has expanded its portfolio of high performance hardcoat systems with the introduction of the AS4700/SHP470 FT2050 weatherable silicone hardcoat and the PHC587C primerless thermal hardcoat. The AS4700 system is a state-…12.06.10
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Raw material & Equipment
Clariant Launches UV Stabilizer With Unique Benefits
Clariant has launched the UV stabilizer Hostavin N845PP for polyolefin (PO) compounds for automotive plastic interior applications. In addition to UV protection, the new grade offers low fogging and low migration performance plus processing efficienc…12.06.10
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Pigments | Raw material & Equipment
Silberline Introduces Tufflake Premier 018 Aluminum Pigment
Automotive OEM coatings containing aluminum pigments are subject to tremendous shear forces. These mechanical forces can have the tendency of dulling the metallic appearance of the final coating by breaking and deforming the individual aluminum flake…12.06.10
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Industrial Coatings | Price Increases
PPG Announces Price Increase on Industrial Coatings Products in North America
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business is raising prices an average of five to 10 percent on all its products in North America, effective December 1 or as permissible by contract. “While PPG continues to implement cost-control…12.06.10
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Additives | Supplier News
Evonik Expands Precipitated Silica Capacity
Evonik Industries is planning to significantly increase its silica (precipitated silicic acids) production capacity over the next four years. “By 2014 we will have gradually expanded global capacity at our existing plants by 25 percent, thus se…12.06.10
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Pigments | Supplier News
Lanxess Expands Iron Oxide Facility in China
Lanxess started a new production unit for high-quality black iron oxide pigments at its site in Jinshan, Shanghai, China. The produced color shades include bluish-type black pigments. With the annual capacity of 10,000 metric tons of black iron oxide…12.06.10
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Supplier News
Taminco and MGC Form JV in China
Taminco and Mitsubishi Gas Chem ical Co. (MGC) have reached an agreement for Taminco to acquire a 50 percent share of Ling Tian, MGC’s methylamines- and derivatives-producing facility in Nanjing, China. The deal is subject to regulatory approva…12.06.10
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Supplier News
Eckart Expands Distribution Network
Eckart America Corp. will consolidate its sales and distribution network in the U.S. beginning Jan. 1, 2011. The northeast will be expanded with DN Lukens as the regional representative to include Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey…12.06.10
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Bronz-Glow Technologies in Certified Application Agreement with Leminar Coils
Deal brings Bronze-Glow's expertise to the Middle East.12.01.10
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Coats Plc Invests in Industrial Nanotech's Nansulate Thermal Coatings
Becomes one of the first to rollout Industrial Nanotech's new Sustainability Simplified platform.12.01.10
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European Commission Approves BASF's Acquisition of Cognis
BASF must divest several businesses as part of deal.12.01.10
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Automotive Refinish | Pigments | Product news
New Spies Hecker Permahyd Hi-TEC
Spies Hecker has introduced Spies Hecker Permahyd Hi-TEC, a basecoat formulation that represents advanced waterborne technology.12.01.10
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Product news
DuPont Launches Standoblue Waterborne Basecoat
Standox has introduced Standoblue waterborne basecoat, a premium waterborne paint that helps meet strict environmental guidelines, represents the highest standards of quality and offers the advantages of a continuous application process. Using a cont…12.01.10
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Automotive Refinish | Product news
Valspar Launches Low VOC Automotive Coating System
The Valspar Corporation is expanding their automotive refinish product platform to include a comprehensive line—from primer to clear coat—of low VOC solvent-based paint products that meet the most current U.S. standards for low VOCs, incl…12.01.10
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Product news
AkzoNobel’s “Wanda” Refinish System Goes Green
AkzoNobel has made the “green” debut of its new Wanda Waterbase VOC-compliant refinish system. The low-VOC system including Clear, Primer and Waterborne Basecoat provide the sam value, simplicity and color matching as the regular Wanda ca…12.01.10
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Complementary Coatings Bolsters Industrial Maintenance Portfolio
Complementary Coatings Corporation, a Benjamin Moore company, unveiled a complete portfolio of industrial maintenance coating systems with the creation of Insl-x-branded Corotech High Performance Coatings. The new line represents years of research, d…12.01.10
