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Dunn-Edwards Paint releases color trends with Simply Refocus 2012
Dunn-Edwards Paint has launched its color and design trend forecast for 2012 called "Simply Refocus." With four color stories and references to its Perfect Palette color system, these trends can be found online at www.specsspaces.com. &ldq…10.14.11
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AkzoNobel appoints new corporate director investor relations
AkzoNobel has appointed Jonathan Atack the company’s new corporate director Investor Relations. Atack was until recently chief financial officer at ING Investment Management in the Netherlands. He has held several roles within ING since 2…10.12.11
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IPPIC elects Bill McPherson as new president
The International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC) elected its new president, Bill McPherson, recently retired president of the International Paint division of AkzoNobel. The president of IPPIC serves a two-year term, acts as the chairman of th…10.12.11
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CVC Thermoset Specialties makes new appointments
CVC Thermoset Specialties, an Emerald Performance Materials Company, has made two appointments. Walt Bustynowicz has been named vice president global sales. In this role, Bustynowicz will assume all management responsibilities for sales international…10.12.11
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Architectural Coatings | People in the News
PPG Aerospace names Cancilla coatings director, Wright transparencies director
PPG Industries’ aerospace business has named Mark Cancilla global platform director for coatings. As global platform director for coatings, Cancilla succeeds Brian Roberson, who has relocated to join PPG’s architectural coatings business…10.12.11
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Automotive Refinish | People in the News
BASF names Vitor Margaronis marketing director
BASF Automotive Refinish has named Vitor Margaronis as marketing director for BASF Coatings, North America. In his new role, Vitor is responsible for directing the marketing activities of the BASF automotive refinish, OEM, industrial and commercial t…10.12.11
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Additives | Binders | Business Operation | Industry News | Pigments
Evonik lays foundation for two new innovation centers in Essen
Evonik Industries has announced plans to build new research facilities for the paints and coatings industry and the cosmetics industry. The company is investing approximately €31 million in the Ruhr, Germany area. Klaus Engel, chairman of the e…10.12.11
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Business Operation | Industry News
Berkshire Hathaway completes acquisition of Lubrizol
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and The Lubrizol Corporation have completed the acquisition of Lubrizol for $135 per share in an all-cash transaction. The transaction, having been approved by Lubrizol shareholders and having met all U.S. and non-U.S. regulat…10.12.11
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Daikin to establish production facility for ZEFFLE fluoropolymer coatings
Daikin Industries, Ltd. has established a new production facility for the manufacture of ZEFFLE fluoropolymer coatings at the Changshu Factory of its subsidiary Daikin Fluorochemicals (China) Co. Ltd., a company that manufactures and sells fluorochem…10.12.11
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Industry News | Powder Coatings
Dow Performance Monomers expands capacity
The performance monomers business of The Dow Chemical Company announced a 10 percent increase in capacity for the production of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) at its Freeport, Texas facility. This results from a successful debottlenecking initiative tha…10.12.11
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Perstorp doubles caprolactone capacity
Perstorp has doubled production capacity of their Capa caprolactone plant in Warrington, England. Due to the rapidly growing demand for caprolactones worldwide, these specialty chemicals have been in short supply for several years. In response, Perst…10.12.11
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Huntsman to raise multifunctional epoxy resins capacity
Huntsman Corporation has expanded multifunctional resins capacity at its McIntosh, Ala. site to serve its customers in the aerospace and composite industries. Huntsman Advanced Materials, one of the global market leaders in multifunctional epoxy resi…10.12.11
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Industry News | Pigments
Synaqua 4804 alkyd emulsion awarded Ringier Technology Innovation prize in “paint resin” category
Cray Valley Resins, an activity that is now part of Arkema Coating Resins, was awarded the Ringier Technology Innovation prize for its Synaqua 4804 alkyd emulsion in China in June. This waterborne paint binder is an innovative alkyd emulsion that hel…10.12.11
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Industry News | Pigments
Clariant named best supplier at Brazilian paint industry’s Paint & Pintura Awards, 2011
Technology innovation, differentiated services and strong customer relationships have secured Clariant three “best supplier” awards in the Brazilian paint and varnish industry’s prestigious Paint & Pintura Awards for 2011. In ad…10.12.11
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Addmaster attends reception at Buckingham Palace
Addmaster (UK) Ltd’s managing director Paul Morris attended a recent function at Buckingham Palace as a winner of a 2011 Queens Award for Enterprise. At the reception, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh greeted guests in the State Rooms, whic…10.12.11
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ACC proposes new system to prioritize chemicals for review
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has proposed a comprehensive, scientifically based prioritization system that could be used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine which chemicals warrant additional review and assessment. &ldq…10.12.11
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PPG to increase production capacity for precipitated silica
PPG Industries is increasing its global precipitated silica production capacity by more than 18,000 tons per year in response to growing global demand. The capacity expansion includes projects at PPG’s Lake Charles, LA, and Delfzijl, the Nether…10.12.11
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Exova expands services
Exova, the global testing group, has expanded the services available from its Singapore laboratory to include a number of key coatings tests. Previously, the Far East lab had specialized in metallurgical, mechanical, chemical, and corrosion testing f…10.12.11
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Arkema unveils new trademark
Arkema Coating Resins has launched a new trademark that will be applied to the company’s waterborne emulsion polymer products sold worldwide. The new name, ENCOR Polymers, will be used for both current and new products sold for use in architect…10.12.11
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Industry News | Solvents
Ashland to hike prices for intermediates and specialty solvents in North America
Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., is increasing the price of its portfolio of intermediates and specialty solvents sold in North America effective Oct. 1, or as contracts allow. Prices for 1,4 Butanediol (BDO) will inc…10.12.11
