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Published September 12, 2008
DuPont venture
opens R&D center in Russia
DuPont Russian Coatings LLC has opened the largest technical center in Russia dedicated to the development of high-performance automotive coatings. The $3 million facility is located at the Yaroslav head… Read More »
Published September 12, 2008
CARBON MOTORS
PARTNERS WITH BASF
Carbon Motors Corp. has chosen the BASF Coatings as its partner for the development of UV-cure film chemicals and processes to be used on the thermoplastic exterior skin panels of the Carbon E7 Law Enforcement Patrol… Read More »
Published September 12, 2008
PPG expands
partnership with Meiller
PPG has been named the coatings supplier for the new Meiller-Dogus plant located in Sakarya, Turkey, which will produce tippers and trailers for the heavy-duty truck (HDT) market.
“This continues the partne… Read More »
Published August 11, 2008
After several years of cooperation between Ohashi Chemical in Japan and Mäder Group in France, these two companies sought to broaden their global activities to encompass North America, while at the same time Spraylat Corp., a powder coatings sup… Read More »
Published August 11, 2008
Industrial Nanotech
Continues to Expand
A fourth NASCAR race team has purchased Industrial Nanotech’s nanotechnology-based coating, NanoBoost, for use on racecars to control heat transfer and improve performance.
NanoBoost is one of the produc… Read More »
Published July 16, 2008
Automotive coatings, adhesives and sealants industry report
U.S. demand for automotive coatings, adhesives and sealants is expected to increase 2.6% annually to $5.3 billion in 2012, with volume reaching 1.6 billion pounds, according to “Automo… Read More »
By Tim Wright
Published July 14, 2008
It's that time of year again for Coatings World's Top Companies Report. In the pages that follow you will find our annual ranking of the leaders in the global coatings industry. Every year we list the leading manufacturers in the world, based… Read More »
Published June 12, 2008
Information Research (IRL) has published a new report for the South American paint sector, A Profile of the Argentinean Paint Industry.
Paint demand in Argentina has been estimated at 265,000 tons in 2007 and with average growth of nearly seven perce… Read More »
Published June 12, 2008
Henkel has reorganized its automotive division to better align Henkel’s product portfolio with specific customer needs.
Henkel has aligned its business structure into groups, which encompass the total vehicle, including: Automotive Coatings, fo… Read More »
Published June 12, 2008
BASF has made plans to expand its offerings for the automotive industry in India with investments in plants and technology. The company will build a new engineering plastics compounding plant at its existing site in Thane, which is expected to come o… Read More »
Published May 13, 2008
Dürr receives large
paint systems order in U.S.
Stuttgart, Germany-based The Dürr Group has received a major order from the BMW Group for its U.S. plant in Spartanburg, SC, worth more than €100 million. The production capacity will be… Read More »
Published May 13, 2008
ADCO Global has acquired
The Dolphin Company
ADCO Global, through its U.S. operating subsidiary, ADCO Products, has acquired The Dolphin Company, LLC. Based in Toledo, OH, Dolphin supplies custom-formulated adhesives, sealants and coatings to OEMs s… Read More »
By Parthasarathy Devaraj
Published May 12, 2008
The Indian paint market is poised to grow at a steady rate over the next decade fueled largely by a growing economy and changing consumer attitudes. Read More »
Published April 15, 2008
Henkel has introduced Aquence as the brand name of its innovative autodeposition coating technology. This water-based technology recently set a new industry precedent by displacing conventional metal pretreatment and the electrocoat process for an en… Read More »
Published April 15, 2008
Lord Corporation, manufacturer of MetalJacket coatings, has added a new MetalJacket custom coater.
The coater, AquaArmour France of Bernay, France, will help Lord Corporation customers meet the growing demand for MetalJacket coatings for both automo… Read More »
