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Marine Coatings

PPG PMC Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Polysiloxane Coatings

PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business is celebrating the 20th anniversary of polysiloxane coatings, for which PPG was granted the first patent on Jan. 4, 1994. Tim Knavish, PPG vice president, protective and marine coat…

01.08.14

Aerospace Coatings

PPG Electrocoat Primer Qualified to Aerospace Specification

PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group has qualified AEROCRON(TM) electrocoat primer to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3144 for anodic electrodeposition primer for aircraft applications. Qualifying Aerocron primer…

01.07.14

Architectural Coatings | Powder Coatings

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings Launches New Improved Architectural Warranty up to 30 years

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings today launched its new and improved warranty system for its AAMA compliant line of architectural coatings. The Interpon D series, which includes a range of products to comply with AAMA 2603, 2604 and 2605 in a vast array of…

01.06.14

Rhino Linings Corp. Expands Building Products Line by Asset Acquisition of Expo Industries

Rhino Linings Corporation has acquired the assets of Expo Industries Inc., a San Diego-based manufacturer of Expo Stucco interior and exterior stucco products, sealers, bonders, patch products and plaster mixes. This acquisition expands Rhino Lining…

01.06.14

Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News

Nipsea Group Buys Guangzhou Supe Chemical

Nipsea Group won an auction held in Shanghai to become the majority shareholder of Guangzhou Supe Chemical Co. Ltd, a company whose wide range of industrial floor coatings and innovative technologies will help Nipsea further boost its competitiveness…

12.31.13

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Valspar to Provide Aquaguard Waterborne Coating for Shipping Containers Manufactured by MCI

The Valspar Corporation and Maersk Container Industry announced a long-term supply agreement. Valspar, one of the global leaders in the paint and coatings industry, will provide Valspar Aquaguard waterborne coating for shipping containers manufacture…

12.27.13

Industrial Coatings | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News

PPG Introduces ELECTROCOLOR 3500 Coating for Consumer Electronics

PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has introduced ELECTROCOLOR 3500 coating, an electrodeposition coating (e-coat) designed as a lightly-tinted clearcoat for application on metal surfaces of tablets, notebooks, smart phones and…

12.23.13

Marine Coatings | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News | Solvents

Sherwin-Williams Introduces Next Generation of Field Grade Inorganic Zinc Rich Coatings

For steel fabricators, the conventional wisdom is that coatings with high loadings of zinc dust are difficult to apply and can take too long to dry. The remedy for this was coatings with a lower zinc-load, which not only allowed for a smoother finish…

12.20.13

Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News

Sika to Acquire Cementitious Powder Products Manufacturer

Sika has agreed to acquire LCS Optiroc Pte Ltd. in Singapore and LCS Optiroc SDN. BHD in Malaysia, a leading manufacturer of cementitious powder products. The business generated annual sales of CHF 24 million in the last financial year. With the acqu…

12.19.13

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Axalta Coating Systems Announces New UK offices and Academy for Customers

Axalta Coating Systems has made a major investment in new headquarters for the company’s UK operations. The new facility includes an Academy for body shop customers and will consolidate all of Axalta’s liquid coating businesses offices in…

12.18.13

Marine Coatings | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News

PPG Plans for Future Standards with Copper-free Antifouling Coatings

PPG Industries' protective and marine coatings business is taking the lead in future-proof marine coatings with a range of copper-free antifoulings. PPG is the first coatings manufacturer to successfully develop and market a range of copper…

12.17.13

Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News

Supreme Paints and Coatings Updates Website

Supreme Paints and Coatings has added new update for its e-commerce website to reflect its large number of products, and their uses. The website features multiple product images for every item, including pictures of physical cans, testimonial pictur…

12.16.13

Marine Coatings | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News

PPG Greece Holds First Protective and Marine Coatings Customer Training

PPG Industries’ new operation in Greece has conducted its first-ever customer training initiative, with 55 customers from 25 Greek shipping companies attending the one-day event last month. Held at the new facility in Acharnai - Athens, PPG&rs…

12.13.13

Industrial Coatings | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News

PPG Donates $5,000 to Action Greensboro for Continued Support of Program

The PPG Industries Foundation announced a $5,000 donation to Action Greensboro for continued support of the STEM Early College program on the North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T) campus. The STEM Early College pro…

12.13.13

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AMS 3095A Qualifications for AkzoNobel

New AkzoNobel Base Coat/Clear Coat systems have qualified to Aerospace Material Specification 3095A (AMS 3095A). The qualified systems use water based Metaflex SP 1050 for surface preparation. Metaflex SP 1050 pretreatment promotes superior adhesion…

12.13.13

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AkzoNobel Confirms Sale of German Paint Stores

Following an announcement in June this year, AkzoNobel has agreed to the sale of 67 of its 72 German decorative paints stores to five independent wholesale distributors. Financial details were not disclosed. As a result of the transactions, all rela…

12.12.13

Aerospace Coatings | Business Operation | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News

PPG Aerospace Expands Operations in Japan

PPG Industries has expanded its aerospace business operations in Japan with the relocation of its application support center to a site in Miyoshi that supports increased production capacity, adds warehouse space and affords new service capabilities.…

12.12.13

Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News | Price Increases

Valspar Announces Price Increase in Mirror Coatings

Valspar has announced today significant price increases in Mirror Coatings in most of the product lines and all the regions. “After many years of prices erosion not fully compensated by productivity and after a period where raw material inflat…

12.11.13

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Keep America Beautiful Launches Community Paint Donation Program through Support from Dow

National nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and Dow have launched the KAB Community Paint Donation Program, which will award donated paint to communities throughout the country. Dow completed its sixth year as a national sponsor of Keep America…

12.11.13

Architectural Coatings | Paint & Coatings Manufacturer News | Price Increases

Results of U.S. Arch. Coatings Industry Research Report Which Compared Business Trends in Oct. 2013

Each month, Northcoast Research surveys a large sample of paint retailers throughout the United States to get a sense for current business trends. Please note that of the three primary architectural coatings channels (paint stores, home centers…

12.11.13