Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
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August 11, 2005
BASF has sold its Batavia, IL coatings manufacturing site, along with its non-core drum and pipe coating business, to Hentzen Coatings, Inc., a Milwaukee, WI-based coatings manufacturer.
As part of a restructuring and streamlining program, BASF had…
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August 11, 2005
Behr Process and its parent company, Masco Corp., have given a combined gift of $300,000 to Cal Poly’s College of Science and Mathematics. The funds will co-sponsor the Behr/Masco Instrumental Analysis and Testing Center in the Western Coatings…
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August 11, 2005
In 2004, paint demand in Western Europe is expected to total 6.43 million tons and may rise to 6.81 million tons by 2009 if average growth of 1.1% per year can be sustained, according to Information Research (IRL).
Throughout much of Western Europe…
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August 11, 2005
After terminating its long-standing relationship with Nippon Paint, Akzo Nobel’s International Paint unit has officially started full business operations in Japan. The company held an inauguration ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 1 to formally announc…
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August 11, 2005
Sico Inc. has sold its interest in Sico-Becker S.A.S. to its partner in the venture, Becker Industrie S.A. The JV was created in 1998 to develop and market coatings for the European railway transportation industry.
The unit had sales of $5.2 milli…
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August 11, 2005
COVENTRY COATINGS ACQUIRES INDUSTRIAL FINISHES BRAND
Garnerville, NY-based Coventry Coatings Corp. has acquired North American Technologies, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of high-performance industrial coatings and specialty finishes. Coventry Coa…
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August 11, 2005
Akzo, Origin Electric Form Licensing Partnership
Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes has inked a technology cross-licensing agreement with Origin Electric Co. Ltd. of Tokyo, relating to the Japanese and European markets. The accord includes interior and ext…
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August 11, 2005
BASF To Supply COATINGS to Suzuki’s Hungarian Rep
BASF Coatings will supply approximately 45% of the base and clear paints for chassis and bumpers at Magyar Suzuki Co., the Hungarian representative of the Japanese automaker based in Esztergom,…
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August 11, 2005
Dur-A-Shield To
Distribute Ricochet Films
Dur-A-Shield International, Inc., Palm Coast, FL, has become the exclusive distributor for Ricochet products in the U.S. lodging and healthcare industry. Ricochet’s products, which protect against sc…
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August 11, 2005
PPG forecasts brighter, more vibrant car colors
in North AmericaN mARKET
The road ahead, if not brighter, is at least more vivid, according to color experts at PPG Industries.
The PPG global design and color marketing team is current showing car…
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August 11, 2005
International Pant, Inc. has opened its new central distribution center to serve U.S., Canada and Central American customers.
The new 55,000-sq.-ft. facility, located in Houston, TX, will warehouse and distribute the company’s full line of m…
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August 11, 2005
Smiland Paint has sold its venerable Morwear brand to Eric von Knipe, a private investor.
Von Knipe, who will serve as president and CEO of newly formed Morwear Manufacturing, is no stranger to the paint business; he currently owns Betanix Coating…
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August 11, 2005
DSM Desotech Inc., which focuses on high-performance UV-curable materials, has been named one of America's Safest Companies by Occupational Hazards magazine.
The annual award, which was presented to 16 firms this year, recognizes companies for o…
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August 11, 2005
Rohm and Haas Consortium Awarded $3.75 Million DOE Grant to Develop New LOw-VOC paint Technology
Rohm and Haas Company has been awarded a $3.75 million grant from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program to develop new…
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August 11, 2005
Benjamin Moore Issues
2005 Consumer Color Trends
Benjamin Moore has released its consumer color trends for 2005.
The 24-hue palette is characterized by a “bluing,” an outcome of frosting, washing, cleaning and diluting colors, accord…
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