AkzoNobel is pleased to announce its involvement in an important new initiative to inspire young people into careers in the manufacturing sector. Leading global paints and coatings company AkzoNobel is joining an exclusive group of companies in…
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – A special recognition dinner is planned for March 19, in Orlando, Florida, to honor Toyota of Orlando as the recipient of the 2012 Toyota Certified Collision Center Triple Crown Award. Toyota of Orlando was the top-performi…
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio– PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) commercial coatings group has launched the third generation of COLOR ACCURATE(TM) software, CPC Color Accurate G3 software. The color formulation and management software provides a suite of pow…
To further industry innovation, the Pflaumer Honors for Innovation Awards for new coating technology will be presented at the Eastern Coatings Show (ECS) April 29 – May 2, 2013 in Atlantic City. Pflaumer Brothers, of Ewing, NJ, is sponsoring th…
AkzoNobel, the world’s leading global paints and coatings company, is today announcing that it has signed a partnership with The Sage Gateshead. The Sage Gateshead, an international venue for music and musical discovery, uses AkzoNobel&rs…
Muenster. For exactly five days in April, classic car aficionados’ hearts will be all aflutter. From April 10 to 14, 2013, the Techno-Classica will be taking place in Essen for the 25th time. BASF, with its premium paint brand Glasurit®,wil…
POWDER-X AN ESTABLISHED LEADER IN THE POWDER COATING INDUSTRY ANNOUNCED TODAY THE RELAUNCH OF THEIR NEW WEBSITE & REDESIGN OF THEIR LOGO.
THE NEW WEBSITE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH AN EVEN MORE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH…
Delhi & Geneva, 28 February, 2013 – India’s fast-growing cement industry can reduce its carbon emissions by nearly half by the middle of the century, according to a technology roadmap issued today by the International Energy Age…
Adopting Eurocodes helps increase safety, boost efficiency, and reduce costs, according to the world’s largest coatings manufacturer.
Speaking at a Parliamentary Seminar on fire safety, Peter Scott, Structural Engineering Manager at AkzoNobel&…
Muenster / Munich. The annual Global Trend Book of BASF, which targets the designers of the automotive manufacturers, allows to experience color and paint. BASF has now received the iF communication design award for the design of its Global Tre…
AkzoNobel and the American Chemical Society (ACS) named Carnegie Mellon University Professor Krzysztof (Kris) Matyjaszewski, Ph.D. as the winner of the inaugural AkzoNobel North America Science Award for his cutting-edge polymer chemistry research.
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Coatings and Adhesives Corporation recently announced a price increase on all lines of its high performance water-based, energy curable coatings and adhesives. Coatings and Adhesives Corporation said that although the company is always working to red…
CLEVELAND, February 25, 2013 – Sherwin-Williams Paint and Sundries Brands has selected Marcus Thomas LLC to manage digital agency of record responsibilities for its Dutch Boy, Purdy, Krylon and Pratt & Lambert brands. The group of brands op…
CLEVELAND, Ohio – February 25, 2013 – Sherwin-Williams, through its Product Finishes Division, announced the winners of its fourth annual ProVisions Vendor Awards during a vendor appreciation program at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & C…
The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) has partnered with the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) to create a database of current information on rebates and tax credits for installing reflective roofs. Cre…
HMG Paints Ltd. has continued to expand their distribution network across the country and now have established partners throughout the South-West and Wales.
Based in Manchester, HMG Paints rely on a lcountrywide distribution network to supply and se…
BASF now supplies coatings for the mobile crane manufacturer Terex Cranes at its plant in Zweibrücken, Germany. The use of ultra high solids coatings – solventborne coatings with a higher solids content and low volatile organic compound (V…
Advanced surface coating specialist Hardide Coatings has secured a grant of up to £250,000 under the Technology Strategy Board’s ‘Smart’ scheme to commercialize a novel coating that will enable a new generation of hardfacing m…
Volkswagen presented the CrossBlue concept car, a new generation of SUVs, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Volkswagen specially designed the car for the U.S. and Canada, and the color was developed by BASF's paint special…
Specialty Coating Systems has achieved AS9100 Revision C certification for its Parylene coating service centers in Austin, Texas, and Singapore. SCS received AS9100C certification for their coating facilities in California, Indiana, New Hampshire and…