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Published August 30, 2012
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group and DuPont today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Carlyle will purchase DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) for $4.9 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close… Read More »
Published August 16, 2012
BlueScope and Nippon Steel Corporation have agreed to form a new joint venture encompassing BlueScope's ASEAN and North American building products businesses. Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan will be the world's second largest steelmak… Read More »
Published August 6, 2012
International Paint of Shanghai has established a long term strategic partnership with CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, designed to improve the efficiency and sustainability of their businesses. The two organizations formalized the agreement at a meeting at Ch… Read More »
Published August 6, 2012
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings strengthened its position in Africa by acquiring 100 percent of a powder coatings joint venture in South Africa. After more than 40 years working together, Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Freeworld Coat… Read More »
Published August 2, 2012
Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC, have closed the acquisition of Benda-Lutz Werke GmbH, a leading manufacturer of metallic effect products based in Austria. The acquisition allows Sun Chemical and DIC to purchase 100 percent of the shares, as… Read More »
By Charles W. Thurston, Latin America Correspondent
Published July 24, 2012
Growth has OEM’s ramping up investments in a major way. Read More »
By Sean Milmo, Europe Correspondent
Published July 24, 2012
Sachtleben’s takeover of crenox shakes up TiO2 market. Read More »
Published July 19, 2012
PPG Industries has received the necessary approvals from Indian authorities to expand its coatings joint venture and also to create a second joint venture with Asian Paints Ltd., India's largest coatings company. Financial terms were not disclose… Read More »
Published July 12, 2012
Danish-based Hempel has acquired protective linings and coatings manufacturer Blome International of O'Fallon, Mo., through its U.S.-based affiliate, Hempel (USA), Inc. The deal is in line with Hempel's plan to significantly grow its protecti… Read More »
Published July 12, 2012
Heubach officially opened a new production plant for pigment preparations in Langelsheim, Germany. The building comprises a total area of 2,300 square meters. On an area of 1,500 square meters, universal and water-based colorants will be produced wit… Read More »
Published July 11, 2012
Jotun, one of the world’s leading producers and distributors of paints, coatings, and powder coatings, has revealed the opening of its new state-of-the-art powder coatings factory and regional research and development (R&D) facility in Chin… Read More »
Published July 6, 2012
Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings (Qingdao) Co. Ltd. has formed an agreement to supply coatings to drydocked COSCO Container ships. Under terms of the agreement, Jotun will supply its Hull Performance Solution range, including SeaQuantum X200 antifouling p… Read More »
Published July 6, 2012
DuPont has expanded the DuPont Automotive Center (DAC) in Nagoya and renamed it the DuPont Japan Innovation Center. The expansion and renaming reflects the substantially broader capability of the center to include other industries with remaining focu… Read More »
Published July 6, 2012
Nanoledge, a Telesystem portfolio company, has sold its high performance resin business to Telesystem's Nanoledge sells its high performance resin business to Axson, a formulator of high performance polymers.
Nanoledge is a startup focused on th… Read More »
Published July 4, 2012
Chemical distributor Brenntag signed a purchase agreement to acquire the entire business of the ISM/Salkat Group, a distributor of specialty chemicals in Australia and New Zealand.
"The acquisition of the ISM/Salkat Group represents a huge step… Read More »
