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Breaking News | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News | Powder Coatings
TIGER Drylac U.S.A. Powder Coating Approved by Mack Defense
Custom coatings are currently used successfully by King Coatings on Mack trucks for the Canadian Forces.07.26.17
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Breaking News | Industrial Coatings | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News | Powder Coatings
Axalta Powder Coatings Chosen to Protect Tallest Tower in Malaysia
Axalta Coating Systems, in collaboration with Euro Façade, Superb Aluminium and Mulia Group, will supply its Alesta powder coatings for The Exchange 106 tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With completion scheduled for 2018, the impressive skyscr…07.24.17
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Color Trends & Forecast
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Automotive Coatings | Breaking News | Color Trends & Forecast | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
Axalta Presents its 2017 Color_gen Collection to European Car Manufacturers
Axalta Coating Systems has unveiled its 2017 automotive colour collection, Color_gen, to European car manufacturers (OEMs). First released in China at Axalta’s 2017 Color Show in Chongqing and Shanghai in March, Color_gen offers light vehicle O…07.24.17
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Additives | Breaking News | Production Equipment
BYK to Build New Integrated Site in Shanghai
BYK Additives & Instruments, one of the world’s leading suppliers in the field of additives and measuring instruments, yesterday held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new integrated site located in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. The com…07.20.17
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Breaking News | Wood Coatings
Sherwin-Williams Announces $300,000 Commitment to the Manufacturing Industry Learning Lab (MiLL)
Sherwin-Williams, through its Industrial Wood Coatings Division, has formalized a $300,000 investment in the Manufacturing Industry Learning Lab (MiLL), a new national training center teaching the next generation of wood manufacturing tradesmen…07.20.17
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Automotive Coatings | Breaking News
BASF’s iGloss Clearcoat oOffers Higher Gloss & Improved Scratch-resistance
BASF presented a case study on the successful first use of its scratch-resistant iGloss® clearcoat technology in North America at the 29th annual SURCAR Conference. A global automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) adopted the iGloss t…07.20.17
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Aerospace Coatings | Breaking News
Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Introduces Two New Solvent Cleaners
Sherwin-Williams Aerospace has announced the addition of two new solvent cleaners: Waterborne Surface Cleaner (CM0110146) and Basecoat Surface Cleaner (CM0110158). These products are fast-evaporating solvents designed to remove light contamination…07.20.17
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Breaking News | Corrosion Control | Distributor News | Industrial Coatings | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
AkzoNobel Expands Distribution of Polibrid Coatings to Canada
Following an expanded worldwide agreement to distribute Polibrid coatings in 2016, AkzoNobel has now extended the distribution agreement to include Canada. This will enable access to Polibrid products throughout North America as part of the company&r…07.20.17
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Breaking News | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News | Wood Coatings
GREENGUARD Gold Certification Achieved By 10 Sherwin-Williams Wood Finishing Products
Sherwin-Williams, through its Industrial Wood Coatings Division, announces that 10 of its wood finishing products – including three of its newest products – have achieved GREENGUARD Gold Certification for low chemical emissions into…07.19.17
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Breaking News | Industrial Coatings | Product news
Hempel Offers Fast Drying Coating to Deliver Increased Productivity in Heavy Industrial Applications
Hempel is introducing its new versatile high-build epoxy intermediate coating to help deliver longer service life for industrial assets. Hempaprime Multi 500, which is launching globally, gives faster drying times and shorter minimum overcoat interva…07.19.17
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Breaking News | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News | Special Purpose Coatings
Axalta Makes Binding Offer to Acquire European & Chinese Operations of Wire Enamel IVA
Axalta Coating Systems has made a binding offer to acquire the European and Chinese operations of IVA, one of the world’s leading wire enamel manufacturers, from its parent company Superior Essex. IVA, which has been in operation since…07.19.17
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Additives
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Adhesives and Sealants | Breaking News | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
H.B. Fuller to Purchase Adecol
H.B. Fuller Company has signed an agreement to purchase adhesives company, Adecol Ind. Química, Limitada, a manufacturer of quality adhesive technologies in Brazil. Adecol works closely with customers to develop innovative, high-quality hot…07.18.17
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Automotive Refinish | Breaking News | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News
Axalta and TAFE NSW Celebrate Inaugural Training Graduation in Australia
Axalta Coating Systems celebrated the success of its partnership with educational institute TAFE New South Wales, with the graduation of its inaugural program’s first students. TAFE, or Technical and Further Education, is Australia’s lead…07.18.17
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Additives | Breaking News | Supplier News
Sartomer Europe Launches PRO22019, a New Adhesion Promoting Oligomer Designed for UV Curable Systems
Sartomer Europe is launching PRO22019, a new polyester acrylate specifically developed to provide enhanced adhesion to a wide variety of plastic substrates. The composition of PRO22019 allows the customer to formulate UV-curable inks and coatings…07.18.17
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Architectural Coatings | Breaking News | Product news
Diamond Vogel Launches Avalon Ultra Premium Paint
Diamond Vogel recently introduced Avalon, an ultra- premium latex paint engineered to save homeowners and professional painting contractors time and effort. Avalon hides better than traditional wall paints allowing more surface to be covered with les…07.18.17
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Architectural Coatings
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Breaking News | People in the News | Pigments
Cathay Industries Announces Key Personnel Additions
Cathay Industries USA’s CEO Kevin Miles announced the formation of a dedicated team of industry veterans to expand Cathay’s promotion and commercial growth in the coatings, plastics and specialties marketplace. The new team has a combined…07.17.17
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Additives | Breaking News | Distributor News
Palmer Holland Announces Territory Expansion with Arkema
Palmer Holland has announced that it has been awarded national coverage for Canada by Arkema Functional Polyolefins. The agreement bolts Canada onto Palmer Holland’s current territory of the entire U.S. The territory expansion features Arkem…07.14.17
