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BASF Sets Up New Business Structure
New responsibilities for the BASF Board of Executive Directors as of Jan. 1, 2019.12.14.18
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PPG Acquires Global Coatings Manufacturer Whitford Worldwide
Financial terms were not disclosed.12.14.18
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Employers Federation of Pakistan Honors Archroma Pakistan
Company wins two awards: Employer of the Year’ and ‘CEO of the Year.’12.14.18
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Excelitas Technologies Acquires Axsun Technologies
Terms of the agreement are not being disclosed and the transaction is expected to close in early 2019.12.14.18
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Cal Poly Polymers & Coatings Winter Short Course: Early Bird Deadline Ends Soon
The Western Coatings Technology Center at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo will offer the annual winter Polymers and Coatings Short Course during the week of Feb. 4-8, 2019. The one-week course, held on the Cal Poly…12.13.18
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Chicago Society for Coatings Technology Hosts 2019 Windy City Coatings Course
Coatings professionals of all experience levels are invited to this two-day course, April 16-17 at the Holiday Inn O'Hare in Chicago. With two exciting tracks, there's something for everyone, whether they're looking to enrich their…12.13.18
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Supervisory Board of BASF Nominates Candidates for New Election in May 2019
Following the proposal of the Nomination Committee, the Supervisory Board of BASF SE has nominated its candidates for the election of shareholder representatives on the Supervisory Board at its meeting. The regular election will take place at the ord…12.13.18
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VIDEO: Rust-Oleum Opens Newest Manufacturing Facility
New floor coating plant is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.12.13.18
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AkzoNobel Acquires Full Ownership of Chinese Decorative Paints Joint Venture
Akzo Nobel N.V. signed and closed the acquisition of Swire Industrial Limited's minority interest in the AkzoNobel Swire Paints joint venture. Having held the majority share in the decorative paints joint venture since 1989, AkzoNobe…12.13.18
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PPG Invests in Automated Dispense Cell Manufacturing for Automotive Parts, Accessories
PPG announced that it is increasing its investment in automated dispense cell manufacturing of paint and related coatings for the automotive parts and accessories decorative space. Financial details are not being disclosed. Dispense cel…12.13.18
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BASF Makes Products with Chemically Recycled Plastics for First Time
BASF is breaking new ground in plastic waste recycling with its ChemCycling project. Chemical recycling provides an innovative way to reutilize plastic waste that is currently not recycled, such as mixed or uncleaned plastics. De…12.13.18
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Behr Paint Donates $100,000 to Local Nonprofits
Behr Paint Company (Santa Ana, Calif.) awarded grants to six nonprofit organizations in Orange County, CA. The grants are part of the Masco Million Differences campaign, an initiative in which Masco Corporation, through its business units, allocated…12.13.18
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Chromaflo Technologies to Build Factory in Kuala Lumpur
Chromaflo Technologies, a global supplier of colorant systems, chemical and pigment dispersions, plans to build a new pigment dispersion manufacturing facility including a single-story warehouse space with a two-story office facility in Kuala Lumpur,…12.12.18
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EPS/CCA Launches New Line of Low VOC Colorants
Engineered Polymer Solutions and Color Corporation of America launched NovoColor Superfine waterborne dispersions for in-plant tinting of coatings and stains where a high degree of color transparency is desired. NovoColor SF colorants are controlled…12.12.18
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Axalta Displays Commercial Transportation Coatings at 2018 Rush Enterprises Tech Skills Rodeo
Axalta sponsored the 2018 Rush Enterprises Tech Skills Rodeo at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, which ran Dec.10-12. The event brings together Rush Truck Centers' technicians from across the U.…12.12.18
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Nouryon Launches New Film-forming Polymer for Sunscreen Products
Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) launched a new film-forming polymer, Dermacryl X, that helps formulators to meet the latest consumer trends in the sunscreen market. “There is an increasing demand from consumers for higher sun…12.12.18
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Hempel Launches Coating Solution for 60-Minute Fire Protection
Hempel launched its new passive fire protection coating. Hempafire Pro 315 has been developed to maintain the stability of steel structures in the event of a fire. This adaptable new product requires exceptionally low loadings and is fast-drying. T…12.12.18
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PPG Comex Celebrates 65 Years
PPG Comex is celebrating the 65th anniversary of its founding and subsequent transformation into a leading paint and coatings manufacturer in Mexico and Central America. PPG Comex was founded in 1953 as Comercial Mexicana de Pinturas S.A. de C.V…12.12.18
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Sherwin-Williams Releases 2019 Aerospace Calendar
Sherwin-Williams is releasing its 2019 Aerospace Coatings Calendar. The calendar recognizes the outstanding work of aircraft painters across the country that rely on Sherwin-Williams Aerospace topcoats in their MRO and OEM facilities. “With al…12.11.18
