Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
July 30, 2012
CIN, Iberia's leading paint and varnish company, unveiled plans to invest 12 million euros in increasing the manufacturing capacity of its plant producing powder paints for the industrial sector, in Maia.
“We have been turning away custome…
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July 19, 2012
Wacker's plant in Nünchritz, Germany recently celebrated the production of half a billion cartridges of adhesives and sealants at the site since startup in 1998.
The chemical plant in Nünchritz has a long tradition. “It was here…
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July 19, 2012
AeonClad Coatings, LLC, an advanced materials company focusing on improving the performance of existing products for new applications, has announced the company’s expansion into a new research and development facility located in Austin, Texas.…
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July 19, 2012
PPG Industries has received the necessary approvals from Indian authorities to expand its coatings joint venture and also to create a second joint venture with Asian Paints Ltd., India's largest coatings company. Financial terms were not disclose…
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July 18, 2012
Coatings for Industry (CFI), a direct-to-contractor supplier of industrial coating products, has entered an agreement with The Wooster Brush Company to offer the 161-year-old paint equipment supplier’s products to its own network of contractors…
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July 18, 2012
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings North America received the Haworth 2011 Supplier Innovation Award for developing its Interpon F2010 furniture product/technology.
The F2010 technology is the next generation of coatings developed for Haworth's product l…
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July 16, 2012
Machinery and plant engineer Dürr has installed a total of 155 painting and application robots at VW in Bratislava in 2011 and 2012. Forty-five robots are for a new paint shop at the Slovakian auto plant. Dürr has installed another 110 robo…
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July 16, 2012
R-M, a premium brand in the automotive refinish industry, is restructuring the Refinish Competence Center in Clermont, France. The European training center in Clermont is known as the home of R-M. The premium paint brand’s international color l…
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July 12, 2012
Danish-based Hempel has acquired protective linings and coatings manufacturer Blome International of O'Fallon, Mo., through its U.S.-based affiliate, Hempel (USA), Inc. The deal is in line with Hempel's plan to significantly grow its protecti…
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July 11, 2012
Jotun, one of the world’s leading producers and distributors of paints, coatings, and powder coatings, has revealed the opening of its new state-of-the-art powder coatings factory and regional research and development (R&D) facility in Chin…
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July 9, 2012
BASF’s Walltite Eco polyurethane foam insulation/air barrier was classified as a finalist in Quebec’s second annual Concours Écoconception 2012, an event which recognizes innovative and sustainable initiatives in the Province of Qu…
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July 6, 2012
AkzoNobel showcased its Interpon powder coatings on the newly inaugurated Shard tower in London. The Shard, a new development in the London Bridge quarter is now the tallest building in Western Europe. It uses coating protection from eight different…
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July 6, 2012
DuPont has expanded the DuPont Automotive Center (DAC) in Nagoya and renamed it the DuPont Japan Innovation Center. The expansion and renaming reflects the substantially broader capability of the center to include other industries with remaining focu…
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July 6, 2012
Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings (Qingdao) Co. Ltd. has formed an agreement to supply coatings to drydocked COSCO Container ships. Under terms of the agreement, Jotun will supply its Hull Performance Solution range, including SeaQuantum X200 antifouling p…
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July 3, 2012
BASF has acquired ITWC, Inc., based in Malcom, Iowa. ITWC specializes in cast elastomer polyurethane systems and polyester polyols. With more than 80 employees, including business management, manufacturing, R&D, sales, and administrative function…
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