Europe Reports
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PPG Highlights New Innovations for OEM Coatings at European Technical Center
In automobile coatings there is the usual emphasis on the need to develop new colors and special effects.Sean Milmo , European Correspondent 09.04.17
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EU Fights Back Against EU and National Regulators
The European coatings industry and its raw material suppliers are preparing the ground for a fight-back against European Union and national regulators on proposed safety restrictions on titanium dioxide and certain biocides. The industry cla…Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 08.09.17
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AkzoNobel’s Success Over Takeover Bid Could Slow Down Consolidation Trends
AkzoNobel’s success in fighting off a takeover bid by PPG Industries could signal a change in attitudes to acquisitions among politicians and the public in Europe, which may slow down consolidation in the coatings and other sectors…Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 07.05.17
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Pollution Concerns Drive Market for Air-Cleaning Coatings
Mounting anxieties about poor air quality are beginning to overshadow the concerns related to the dangers of global warming.Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 06.05.17
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Raw Material Suppliers Consolidate to Become Single Source Suppliers
The trend towards further consolidation in the European coatings sector is not just being confined to producers of finished coatings but to the manufacturers of raw materials as well, particularly additives. This was evident at l…Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 05.01.17
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Rising Raw Material Prices Could Spark Increased Consolidation for European Coatings Companies
Increasing costs could squeeze margins in the coatings sector strengthening the trend toward more consolidation.Sean Milmo , European Correspondent 03.31.17
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EU Coatings Sector Faces BPA Restrictions
The coatings sector in Europe has entered 2017 with the prospect of a period of controversy over safety regulations for some of its key raw materials. The Helsinki-based European Chemical Agency (ECHA) triggered in mid-January moves which could pl…Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 02.13.17
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Europe-based Coatings Companies Look to the Middle East for Growth
Europe-based coatings companies have had to seek investment opportunities outside the region.Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 01.06.17
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Color Trends in Europe
Europe confirms predictions of a growing preference for stronger colors coming through the application of new special effectsSean Milmo , European Correspondent 12.09.16
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European Marine and Anti-Corrosion Coating Segments Embrace Big Data
Big Data – is beginning to make inroads into some coatings segments.Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 11.09.16
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Initiative to Classify TiO2 as Hazardous Substance Could Have Significant Impact on the EU Coatings
The coating industry and its suppliers in Europe have been issuing dire warnings about a move in the European Union to classify titanium dioxide as a hazardous substance. The Helsinki-based European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which is responsible fo…Sean Milmo , European Correspondent 10.10.16
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Consolidations in the Coatings Industry to Accelerate Growth in Europe
The competition should intensify, particularly as a result of expansion initiatives by U.S. companies in Europe.Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 09.13.16
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How Will Brexit Effect the UK Coatings Industry
Brexit would give the UK the chance of reaching its own free trade agreement, which could open up new coatings markets.Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 08.10.16
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Industrial Coatings | Pigments
SMEs Face Challenges Related to REACH
Compliance with sustainability legislation, both at the European Union and national levels, has been tough for small and medium entetrprises (SMEs) in Europe’s coatings value chain. Compliance with sustainability legislation, both at th…Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 07.14.16
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Architectural Coatings | Marine Coatings
PPG Meets EU Coatings Market Challenges
by Sean Milmo European Correspondent milmocw@rodmanmedia.com Pressure on the leading global coatings companies to keep up a stream of innovations has been increasing as the competition between them intensifies at a time of growing consolidation…Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 06.08.16
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Powder Coatings
European Coil Coatings Market
The European sector for coil coatings and other prepainted metals is battling against a new surge in imports, triggered by overcapacity in China’s steel and aluminium industries. So far, however, the European coil coatings segment…Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 05.09.16
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Industrial Coatings
Russia Experiences Rise of Competition Among Foreign and Domestic Coating Manufacturers
The estimated overall size of the Russia market for industrial coatings in 2015 was 350,000 tons.Vladislav Vorotnikov , Russia Correspondent 04.08.16
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EU Embraces Broader Definition of ‘Greenness’
The basis for juding a product as being green is changing.Sean Milmo , European Correspondent 04.08.16
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Automotive Refinish | Industrial Coatings | Powder Coatings | Wood Coatings
AkzoNobel Reorganizes Activities with Acquisition of BASF’s Industrial Coatings Operation
AkzoNobel’s acquisition of BASF’s global industrial coatings operations could be the first of a number of initiatives.Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 03.21.16
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Industrial Coatings | Pigments
REACH Generating New Tensions
Among many industrial sectors it is generating new tension.Sean Milmo, European Correspondent 02.12.16
