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Additives | Breaking News
NAD Recommends Sherwin-Williams Discontinue Claims for “Odor-Eliminating” Paint
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that The Sherwin-Williams Company modify or discontinue certain odor-elimination claims for the company’s Dutch Boy Refresh Paint.Tim Wright 03.30.10
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BASF Named 2009 General Motors Supplier of the Year
BASF was named General Motors’ Supplier of the Year for 2009.Tim Wright 03.30.10
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Greenkote Expands European Licensee Network
Greenkote Plc, Cleveland, OH, has expanded its licensee network in Europe with sales of licenses and coating systems to Impreglon AG of Luneburg, Germany.Tim Wright 03.30.10
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Architectural Coatings | Breaking News | Powder Coatings | Solvents
DuPont Introduces Architectural Powder Coatings
DuPont has introduced Alesta AR, new line of premium architectural powder coatingsTim Wright 03.30.10
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California Paints Teams Up With Global Color Research to Produce Color Trends for Spring Summer 2011
California Paints is part of the Spring Summer 2011 color trends generated by Global Color Research.Tim Wright 03.22.10
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Wah Seong in Talks to Buy Firm in W. Africa
Wah Seong Corp Bhd is in negotiations with The Orleans Group of West Africa, as it is interested in acquiring Orleans' strategic partner, Socotherm, for its pipe-coating business in Nigeria.Tim Wright 03.22.10
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Breaking News
Para Paints and Lowe's Form Partnership
Lowe's Companies, Inc. and Canadian paint manufacturer Para Paints have formed a strategic alliance, bringing Para Paints to all Lowe's retail stores in Canada by mid-April 2010.Tim Wright 03.22.10
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Breaking News | Solvents
BASF to Set Up Technical Center for Eco-Friendly Car Coatings
BASF has established a technical center for developing eco-friendly coatings technologies for the automotive industry in Korea.Tim Wright 03.22.10
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Altana Acquires Aquaprint
Specialty chemicals group Altana has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Aquaprint GmbH.Tim Wright 03.22.10
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RadTech UV & EB 2010 Set For Baltimore
RadTech UV & EB 2010 Technology Expo and Conference will take place May 23-26, 2010 at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.Tim Wright 03.17.10
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Financial News
Valspar reports first quarter results
The Valspar Corporation reported its results for the first-quarter ended January 29, 2010. First-quarter sales totaled $672.4 million, a 5.1% increase from the same period last year. Adjusted net income per share was 36 cents in 2010 and 20 cents in…03.16.10
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Financial News
PPG Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results
PPG Industries reported sales for the fourth quarter 2009 of $3.1 billion, a decline of two percent versus the prior year’s fourth quarter. Reported net income for the quarter increased to $142 million, or 85 cents per share. Fourth quarter 200…03.16.10
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Financial News | Price Increases
Sherwin-Williams Reports 2009 Year-End Financial Results
Sherwin-Williams announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. Compared to the same periods last year, consolidated net sales decreased 5.9% to $1.60 billion in the quarter and 11.1% to $7.09 billion in the…03.16.10
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Financial News
Akzonobel reports 2009 financial results
AkzoNobel announced its 2009 fourth quarter and full-year results. The company reported 2009 revenue of €13.893 million, ten percent below the previous year. For the full year, volumes were down nine percent while revenue dropped seven. Volumes…03.16.10
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Financial News
Jotun Reports Record Results for 2009
Jotun reported an operating profit of $185 million in 2009 as compared with $152 million for the previous year. Operating income increased from $1.76 billion to $1.89 billion. In liters and kilos, Jotun sold two percent more paint than it did in…03.16.10
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Automotive Coatings | Industrial Coatings | Pigments | Suppliers Corner
Paliocrom Brilliant Orange from BASF
Paliocrom Brilliant Orange L 2850 is the first of a new generation of effect pigments from BASF. Exceptional brilliance and ultra-high chroma enable the creation of novel designs in the orange to red shade area. This pigment is based on iron-oxide-co…03.16.10
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Binders | Suppliers Corner
Wacker launches silicone products for sustainable coating applications
At Interlakokraska 2010, held in Moscow, Russia from March 9-12, the Wacker Group presented new solvent-free silicone resins and silicone resin emulsions for heat-resistant or water-based coatings. One of the products Wacker introduced was Silres IC…03.16.10
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Suppliers Corner
Ashland launches new Envirez polyester resin
Ashland Performance Materials now offers Envirez resin, the industry’s first commercially available unsaturated polyester resin containing renewable materials. The new formulation, Envirez 7241 T-15 resin, is a pre-promoted thixotropic corrosio…03.16.10
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Suppliers Corner
Blackmer XLW Pumps for paint and adhesive processing
Blackmer XLW Series of sliding vane pumps have been designed to handle liquids with suspended particles up to 250 microns and 25% concentration, such as paint, adhesives and inks. XLW Series pumps are designed with hardened ductile iron materials, gi…03.16.10
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Suppliers Corner
Ross launches New Model PowerMix Design
Ross now offers a new design of the PowerMix (planetary disperser) for the mixing of viscous mixtures requiring a combination of slow and high-speed agitation. This new design combines two slow speed planetary stirrers with two conventional high- spe…03.16.10
