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Dürr to build sustainable automotive paint shop in China for FAW-VW

February 10, 2012
Dürr has been contracted to build an automobile paint shop in China for the FAW-VW joint venture. This automotive paint shop which Dürr says will have the lowest emissions in all China and a capacity of 34 vehicles per hour will go into ope…  Read More »
Reichhold to implement a five percent hike on its alkyd, polyester and urethane resins

February 10, 2012
Reichhold, Inc. said it will increase prices on all solventborne, water reducible and 100 percent solids alkyd, polyester and urethane resins by five percent. This increase is effective for all orders shipped on or after March 1, 2012 or as contracts…  Read More »
Perstorp raises costs for Capa caprolactone monomers and polymers, and purified isophthalic acid

February 10, 2012
Perstorp said it is increasing the price for its Capa caprolactone monomers and polymers by up to €200/ton in Europe; £170/ton in UK; US$0.12/lb in North America; ¥20/kg in Japan; and US$260/ton in Asia and the rest of the world effect…  Read More »
Cytec to hike costs for powder coating resins and additives globally

February 10, 2012
Cytec Industries Inc., is increasing prices for its entire range of powder coating resins and additives sold in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The price of all products in the range will be increased by 0.12 to 0.15 EUR/kg for shipments from Europe…  Read More »
Celanese hikes VAE emulsions costs in the Americas

February 10, 2012
Celanese Corporation said it will increase the price of all emulsions—vinyl acetate/ethylene (VAE), vinyl acrylic, pure acrylic, PVAc homopolymers and other copolymers—sold in the Americas by $0.03 / wet pound, effective February 20, 2012…  Read More »
BYK Additives & Instruments opens laboratory in Dubai
BYK Additives & Instruments opens laboratory in Dubai

February 9, 2012
BYK Additives & Instruments has opened a new lab in Dubai, the commercial metropolis of the Arab Gulf states and one of the fastest growing regions in the world. With the lab opening in Dubai, BYK Additives & Instruments has laid the foundat…  Read More »
Elcometer expands its operations in Europe

February 9, 2012
Following the November opening of their offices in Japan, Elcometer has grown their operations in Western Europe with the completion of the expansion of their sales and service facilities in Germany. To further strengthen their pan-European strategy…  Read More »
MNYCA's second annual technical symposium: "Back to the Future"

February 9, 2012
The Metropolitan New York Coatings Association (MNYCA) will be hosting its Second Annual Symposium on the topic “Back to the Future” at The Landmark in East Rutherford, New Jersey on March 22, 2012.  Dave White of Heucotech, Ltd., th…  Read More »
Safic-Alcan acquires Dutch company Necarbo, a specialist in additives for coatings and inks

February 9, 2012
Safic-Alcan, an international distribution group of chemical specialties, has acquired Necarbo, a Dutch-based chemical distributor belonging to PPG group. This NL-based company was formally owned by PPG Industries and specializes in chemicals and add…  Read More »
Halsan adopts Cabot's Emperor 1800 carbon black pigments for its automotive coatings

February 9, 2012
Halsan Paint & Color Co., Ltd. of Taiwan, China, has selected Cabot Corp.'s Emperor 1800 carbon black pigment for inclusion in its automotive coatings. This application of Cabot's product will enable Halsan to provide deep black coatings…  Read More »
AkzoNobel forms partnership with The University of Manchester

February 8, 2012
AkzoNobel has formed a partnership with the Corrosion and Protection Centre (CPC) at The University of Manchester (UoM), to strengthen its ability to deliver corrosion protection solutions. The five-year partnership between the world's largest m…  Read More »
Robert Taylor of AkzoNobel Decorative Paints nominated to the American Coatings Association board of directors

February 8, 2012
Robert Taylor, president of AkzoNobel’s North American decorative paints business, has been nominated to the American Coatings Association’s (ACA) board of directors and executive committee. Taylor will serve a three-year term, until Apri…  Read More »
Sherwin-Williams Macropoxy 80 reduces surface prep costs

February 8, 2012
Sherwin-Williams has added a new product to the Macropoxy family of high performance coatings. Macropoxy 80 is a high-build HAPs-free epoxy formulated for application over marginally prepared steel substrates and damp surfaces. The coating combats co…  Read More »
PPG chromate-free primer, pretreatment standard on Boeing Next-Generation 737

February 8, 2012
A chromate-free metal pretreatment and a chromate-free exterior decorative primer from PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group are now standard on Boeing Next-Generation 737 production airplanes. Desogel EAP-9 metal pretreatment and Desoprime…  Read More »
Dow Coating Materials offers dimethyl carbonate pre-mix for low-VOC concrete coatings

February 8, 2012
Dow Coating Materials has introduced Paraloid B-66 thermoplastic acrylic resin in dimethyl carbonate (DMC), a pre-mix that is ideal for low-VOC concrete sealers. Dow said the Paraloid B-66 acrylic resin family of products features the benefits of ult…  Read More »

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