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The Paint Quality Institute's interior color trends for 2010
Color trends for 2010 take inspiration from a variety of social and economic influences, according to the Paint Quality Institute.Tim Wright 10.05.09
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Architectural Coatings | Breaking News
Canada to reduce VOC emissions from the architectural coatings
Canada's Minister of the Environment, Jim Prentice, recently announced new regulations to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the architectural coatings sector through products such as paints, finishes, dyes and varnishes.Tim Wright 10.05.09
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PPG forms partnership with Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
PPG has formed a partnership with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.Tim Wright 09.30.09
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Breaking News | Pigments
Hempel helps restore London's Tower Bridge
Hempel UK is supplying the protective coatings, a total of 22,000 liters of paint, to ensure the bridge keeps its iconic blue and white colors for the next quarter of a century.Tim Wright 09.30.09
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BASF's Asia Pacific sales to double by 2020
BASF recently outlined its Strategy 2020 for Asia Pacific where it aims to grow on average two percentage points faster than the Asia Pacific chemical market each year.Tim Wright 09.30.09
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RPM's Stonhard subsidiary acquires Australian distributor
Ascoat acquisition to strengthen position in Australia and provide springboard for further Asian market penetration.Tim Wright 09.24.09
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Sono-Tek completes largest sale of MediCoat stent coating systems
Sono-Tek Corporation announced the sale of a series of its MediCoat DES 2000 stent coating systems to a leading global medical device manufacturer.Tim Wright 09.22.09
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Jotun signs contract with Alexandria Governmental Bureau and Arab Contractors Company
Jotun Paints has secured a contract with Alexandria Governmental Bureau and Arab Contractors Company worth approximately $180,000 (EGP 1 million).Tim Wright 09.22.09
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Automotive Refinish | Breaking News
BASF Coatings opens training center for spraypainters
BASF Coatings has opened its new Refinish Competence Centre (RCC) at the Münster-Hiltrup site.Tim Wright 09.22.09
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California Products acquires Progress Paint brands
California Products Corporation, an Apollo Capital Management portfolio company, has acquired the customer base and certain assets of Progress Paint Manufacturing Company.Tim Wright 09.14.09
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National Paints enters India
National Paints, based in Amman, Jordan, is entering the Indian market setting up a factory in Angamali Industrial Area, near Kochi, Kerala.Tim Wright 09.14.09
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Aerospace Coatings | Breaking News | Industrial Coatings
AkzoNobel planning portfolio realignment
AkzoNobel has announced plans to balance to its Performance Coatings and Specialty Chemicals portfolios as part of a realignment which will see the launch of two new business units and the merger of two others.Tim Wright 09.14.09
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Huron Capital buys seventh specialty coatings company
Custom Finishes, Inc. is acquired through portfolio company Quest Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Tim Wright 09.08.09
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Greenkote expands production in Germany
Sauerlach plant increases production with new building.Tim Wright 09.08.09
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Breaking News | Powder Coatings
American Powder Coatings, Kelley Technical Coatings form alliance
American Powder Coatings, Inc. (APC) and Kelley Technical Coatings (KTC) have formed a partnership.Tim Wright 09.08.09
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CAS-MI Laboratories forms alliance with Chemical Dynamics
CAS-MI Laboratories, an independent laboratory and product formulation facility, has formed an alliance with Chemical Dynamics, LLC, a coatings consulting firm that also specializes in formulation development.Tim Wright 09.01.09
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PPG funding supports development of undergrad program in corrosion engineering
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $5,000 to The University of Akron to support development of the U.S.'s first undergraduate program focused on corrosion engineering.Tim Wright 09.01.09
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Tikkurila buys JUB's stake in trading company Tikkurila JUB Romania SRL
Tikkurila has strengthened its position in the South Eastern European paint market by acquiring the 50% stake of the Slovenian JUB in the trading company Tikkurila JUB Romania SRL.Tim Wright 08.27.09
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Breaking News | Industrial Coatings | Powder Coatings
NACE International and The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) collaborate to form new industrial coatings show
The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) and NACE International, The Corrosion Society (NACE), will be partnering to produce The North American Industrial Coating Show at the Indianapolis Convention Center, October 27-29, 2010.Tim Wright 08.25.09
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Ecology Coatings signs development agreement with major U.S. tobacco company
Ecology Coatings, Inc. has signed a collaboration agreement with a major tobacco company for the application of its technology for producing "fire standard compliant" (FSC) cigarettes.Tim Wright 08.25.09
