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Contact Us:
Insider News is a service of the National Paint & Coatings Association and Paint & Coatings Industry magazine
If you have information you would like to have included in this newsletter, please contact:
Karen Parker, Associate Editor
1679 Witherbee
Troy, MI 48084
Phone: 248-229-2681
Email: parkerpcimag@gmail.com
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contact Andrea Kropp at 810-688-4847
or kroppa@pcimag.com.
NPCA is located at:
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Survey Finds Consumers are Brushing up on Painting Knowledge
In a recent telephone survey conducted by the Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute (PQI), Spring House, PA, consumers shared their personal painting experiences and attitudes for this common do-it-yourself home-improvement project ... Full story >>
Fatipec 2008 Issues Call for Papers
The Fatipec 2008 Congress has issued a call for papers. The theme of the congress, Recent Innovations and Future Challenges for the Coatings and Ink Industries, will highlight new topics and discuss future challenges in the coatings and inks industries ... Full story >> |
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Dow Acquires Danish Company
The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, announced that it will acquire Danish company Edulan A/S, an independent polyurethane (PU) systems house specializing in rigid foam and elastomer technologies ...
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Socio-Economic Trends Drive Growth in the European Building Paint Market
Over the coming years, the European building paint market will experience medium growth rates. Both the do-it-yourself (DIY) and professional channels will grow, though the trends affecting these, and consequently their growth rates, will differ across countries ...
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Poemer Joins Heucotech
Heucotech Ltd., a Heubach company, has hired Robert Poemer as the Business Unit Leader for colorants for the coatings industry ...
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Dow to Proceed With Polyols Capacity Expansion in Terneuzen
Dow Polyurethanes, a business group of The Dow Chemical Company, announced that it will move forward with the detailed engineering phase of the nameplate capacity expansion of its polyols plant in Terneuzen, the Netherlands ... Full story >>
LANXESS Divests Itself of Polymers Business Unit/Reaches 2009 Targets Early
LANXESS AG, a chemicals company headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, has divested itself of its Lustran Polymers business unit, a move that will position the company as a specialty chemicals group ... Full story >>
New Name for Degussa and Parent Company
RAG Beteiligungs-AG, parent company of Degussa GmbH, headquartered in Essen, Germany, has changed its name to Evonik Industries AG. Werner Müller, CEO, announced the new brand ... Full story >>
 Eastman Invests in Energy Efficiency
Eastman Chemical Middelburg B.V. has installed a new boiler next to its incinerator with the goal of realizing considerable energy and environmental savings ...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces an Agreement to Distribute EBSD Systems
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Madison, WI, has signed an agreement with Edax, a business unit of the Ametek Materials Analysis Division, to distribute its Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) Systems ...
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Process Manufacturing Podcast Outlines Steps to an Effective ERP Implementation
Better Process Podcast, Wayne, PA, has released its latest interview with Jay Deakins, President of Deacom Inc., producer of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) ... Full story >> |
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Rockwood Announces Global Price Increases for Color Pigments
Rockwood Color Pigments & Services, Beltsville, MD, has announced, with immediate effect, a worldwide price increase ranging from 7% to 15% for its full range of color pigments, with additional increases on certain pigment types. This price increase will not be applied to Rockwood affiliate Elementis' portfolio of color pigments, which have been covered by a separate price increase announcement.
Pilot Chemical Increases List and Off-List Prices on Surfactants
Pilot Chemical Co. has announced price increases on list and off-list prices of surfactants, effective October 15, or as contracts allow. The following products are affected >>
Dow to Raise Prices of Oxygenated Solvents Products
The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, announced that it will raise both list and off-list prices on a number of its oxygenated solvents products in North America effective October 1, 2007, or as contracts allow. This increase is primarily driven by the global supply/demand imbalance for these products.
Tronox to Raise Price for Titanium Dioxide in the Middle East and Africa
Tronox Inc., Oklahoma City, on behalf of its subsidiary companies, announced price increases for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide grades sold in the Middle East and Africa. Effective Oct. 1, 2007, or as contracts allow, TRONOX grades sold in the Middle East and Africa will increase by U.S. $150 per ton. Other increases may be announced locally within each region.
See other recent price adjustments at www.pcimag.com by clicking on Supplier Price Alerts. |
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American Coatings Show Set for June 2008/Call for Papers Issued
The American Coatings Show (ACS) and Conference, an all-new exhibition and conference for the coatings industry, will be held June 2-5, 2008, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC ... Full details here >>
DTSC Hosts Second Nanotechnology Symposium
The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is hosting its second Nanotechnology Symposium to be held October 3, 2007, in the Byron Sher Auditorium in the Cal/EPA Building, Sacramento, CA, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ... Full details here >>
Global UV and EB Event Announces Dates and New Name
RadTech, the Association for ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) curing technology, has announced a new name for its biannual trade show and conference ... Full details here >> |
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