Riding China’s unprecedented home construction growth is at best a short-term strategy. What happens when this growth levels out or worse, declines? Read More »

Russia’s Coatings Industry Regains Stride

By Sean Milmo

Published July 12, 2011

After sharp falls in coatings volume and value during the recession, Russia’s paint market is once again poised to become the largest in the region. Read More »

PPG begins resin production in China

Published June 23, 2011

Initial production capacity will be 27,000 tons per year. Read More »

Celanese Emulsions dedicates expanded VAE plant in China

Published June 23, 2011

Company committed to customers, continued growth in Asia. Read More »

The Industrial Coatings Market

By Kerry Pianoforte

Published June 9, 2011

Industrial coatings manufacturers express optimism for the coming year. Read More »

Metallic Pigments

By Tim Wright

Published June 9, 2011

Coatings World caught up with Sun Chemical’s Dr. Aaron Hollman, Global Product Manager Effect Pigments, Performance Pigments, and discussed the latest market and technology trends in the metallic pigments market. Read More »

Valspar patents low VOC coating

Published June 9, 2011

Patent No. U.S. 7,812,079 B2 Valspar Sourcing, Inc. has been granted a patent f… Read More »

Marine Coatings

By Kerry Pianoforte

Published May 9, 2011

The marine coatings market experienced growth in 2010, driven primarily by strong newbuild activity in the shipping industry. However, raw material prices continue to challenge manufacturers in 2011. Read More »

Dow Corning patents architectural coating containing silicone resins

Published May 9, 2011

U.S. 7,807,744 B2 Dow Corning Corporation has received a patent for an architectural coating composition consisting of (i) 0.5-10% by weight of a silicone resin based on the total weight of the archit… Read More »

DSM Powder Coating Resins and DSM NeoResins+ merge

Published May 9, 2011

DSM has announced a reorganization that will see its business units DSM Powder Coating Resins and DSM NeoResins+ merged into a single new unit—DSM Coating Resins. In the restructuring towards one coating resins unit, a subdivision will be made… Read More »

Momentive sells NA resins business

Published May 9, 2011

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. and PCCR USA, Inc. have signed a definitive agreement for Momentive to sell its North American composites and coating resins business to PCCR USA, a subsidiary of Investindustrial, a European investment group with o… Read More »

Nuplex Resins to increase prices in North America

Published May 6, 2011

Coating resins will rise by an average of 14 percent. Read More »

Dow Epoxy to expand LER capacity in Stade, Germany

Published May 6, 2011

Ten percent additional capacity to come online at end of 2012. Read More »

Bruce Schimmel named sales manager for Supeior Materials

Published April 26, 2011

Superior Materials, Inc., Garden City, New York has named Bruce Schimmel sales manager. He brings to Superior his expertise in the handling of national accounts as well as management over expanded territories. Most recently, Schimmel was business dev… Read More »