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Published May 12, 2009
Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings announces changes in Spain
Rohm and Haas announced plans to exit its current powder coating production site at Castellón, Spain and build a new and smaller facility in the same area. This transition will occur thr… Read More »
Published May 12, 2009
Tremco acquires Canam Building Envelope Specialists
RPM’s subsidiary, Tremco Incorporated, has acquired Canam Building Envelope Specialists Inc. (Canam), including its Zerodraft weatherproofing division. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada an… Read More »
Published May 12, 2009
PPG unveils latest wood flooring color trends, technologies
PPG recently introduced its latest wood flooring color trends and technologies to more than 100 flooring manufacturers and buyers during a seminar in Shanghai.
Tom Irwin, business director o… Read More »
Published May 12, 2009
Gold Supplier Award for AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings
AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings has been accredited as a Gold Supplier by the Czech Republic’s largest aerospace manufacturer AERO Vodochody a.s. AERO Vodochody works closely with leading aerosp… Read More »
Published May 12, 2009
PSA approves Glasurit
premium paint brand
French automaker Peugeot Société Anonyme SE (PSA), which manufactures Peugeot and Citroën, has approved BASF Coatings’ Glasurit paints for use worldwide. The decision underscores PSA… Read More »
Published May 12, 2009
Spokane paint plant to close
Sherwin-Williams Co. will close its Columbia Paint and Coatings manufacturing facility in Spokane, WA, eliminating 37 jobs. The paint-making plant on Haven Street opened 36 years ago. No retail paint stores are closing, t… Read More »
Published May 12, 2009
BASF is supplying India’s Tata Motors with products and engineering solutions for its new Nano automobile designed to reduce emissions, enhance fuel efficiency and improve the car’s overall aesthetic look. The Nano project product develop… Read More »
Published May 12, 2009
PPG’s 1Q Sales drop 30%
PPG has reported $2.8 billion sales for the first quarter, a decline of 30%, or $111 million, versus last year’s first quarter. Income for the quarter was $32 million. First quarter 2008 sales were $4 billion and i… Read More »
Published May 12, 2009
Sherwin-Williams’ Sales
Drop 13% in first Quarter
Sherwin-Williams’ first quarter sales dropped 13% to $1.551 billion over last year’s first quarter due to weak paint sales. Sales in the paint stores group of $898.4 million in the… Read More »
Published May 12, 2009
Henkel’s Sales down 19%
The start of 2009 saw the challenging world economic situation continue and this was reflected in Henkel’s business performance. The company’s Adhesive Technologies business sector has been affected by the w… Read More »
Published May 12, 2009
H.B. Fuller’s income down
$12 million in first quarter
Net income for H.B. Fuller’s first quarter of 2009 was $6.1 million, down from $18.2 million in last year’s first quarter. This represents a loss of $12.1 million. Net revenue… Read More »
Published May 12, 2009
RPM’s net sales of $635.4 million were down 13.2% from the $731.8 million reported a year ago. The net loss for the third quarter was $30.9 million compared to record net income of $12.2 million earned in the year-ago period.
“Sales refle… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
Sartomer offers three
polyester acrylate oligomers
Sartomer Company has introduced CN2261LV, CN2264 and CN2282 acrylate oligomers with good cure rates and abrasion resistance. CN2261LV was developed for UV-curable wood coating applications, where ha… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
Clariant to establish
CHinese joint venture
Clariant is establishing a joint venture with two Chinese partners in Kunming in the Chinese province of Yunnan for the production of phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5). Yunnan Province is a key location for yello… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
arkema and Zyvex form
distribution agreement
Arkema has formed a distribution agreement with Zyvex Performance Materials (ZPM), a producer of nanomaterials applications, for nano-enhanced liquid epoxy resins in the European market. The products will… Read More »
