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Published April 14, 2009
Huber on schedule
with EU REACH guidelines
Huber Engineered Materials, in compliance with the new EU REACH chemicals regulation, has announced as a member of the siica and silicates consortia it has developed the Technical Dossier and Chemical… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
Cognis Opens branch
office in New zealand
Cognis Corp. has opened a branch office in Auckland, New Zealand to manager the marketing and sales of its products in the company. The decision to open the office reflects the significant opportunity to p… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
Clariant to open surfactants
plant in zhenjiang, China
Clariant is building a surfactants plant in Zhenjiang, eastern China. The new facility is scheduled for production in the middle of 2009. The new plant will primarily serve personal care, paints… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas settled their disagreement over their already-agreed merger, with Dow saying it will honor the agreement at $78 a share, The Wall Street Journal reported. As we went to press, the deal was set to close on April 1. The c… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
Sika Acquires Technology Leader in Liquid Membranes
Sika AG has acquired Iotech Group Limited, with headquarters in England and subsidiaries in the UK, U.S. and Belgium. Iotech Group revenues totaled $55 million for the year 2008. Iotech specializes… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
SprayMax Introduces
Floor Coating
SprayMax Industrial Coatings of Jacksonville, FL has introduced DeckraTex Spray Non Skid Floor Coating after seven years of testing. DeckraTex is an aliphatic polyurea that has been pre-reacted and suspended in wate… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
Jotun Paints Reaches Out to the Blind Community in Bahrain
Jotun Paints has completed its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaign that reached out to visually-impaired children at the Bahrain Friendship Society for the Blind. The initiati… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
Metalcolour Takes
Over SSAB Laminated Steel
Metalcolour A/S in Nykobing Falster, Denmark has taken over 100% of the shares in SSAB Laminated Steel AB. The Swedish company will be renamed Metalcolour (Sverige) AB.
SSAB Laminated Steel, which is a su… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
Sherwin-Williams, NAPA Canada Present Evercoat with Awards
At its 2009 national sales meeting in Dallas, TX, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes presented Evercoat with its Supplier of the Year award. Evercoat is a manufacturer of auto body rep… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
DuPont vp Says Economic Crisis Will Bring Permanent Changes to Titanium Dioxide Industry
New economic realities resulting from the global recession will permanently change the business landscape, a DuPont vice president told business leaders at TiO2… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
BASF receives
Subaru supplier award
BASF Coatings North America has received a Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) Supplier Award. The award was presented to Juan Carlos Ordonez, group vice president, and Joe Schmondiuk, global account director for B… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
Akzonobel qualified by
chinese aircraft manufacturer
China’s largest aircraft manufacturer, Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC), has qualified two new products from AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings. The Eclipse range of polyurethane topcoats, alo… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
PPG to cut 2,500 jobs
in restructuring
PPG said it will cut 2,500 jobs in a restructuring plan aimed at saving $140 million annually. The plan is expected to cost the company approximately $160 million in cash, it said. A further charge of up to $50… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
BASF expands in Middle East
Through the Glaurit brand of auto refinishes, BASF has expanded its presence in the Middle East. The coatings firm recently opened two paint and body shops in the Sultanate of Oman on the Arabian Peninsula. One of the two… Read More »
Published April 14, 2009
AkzoNobel, ChemPoint.com
join forces in North America
AkzoNobel has chosen e-distributor ChemPoint.com as their North American supplier of its Interpon powder coatings products and services. These encompass stocking colors for industrial and archit… Read More »
