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Insider News is a service of the National Paint & Coatings Association and Paint & Coatings Industry magazine
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Visit www.pcimag.com for monthly articles that are exclusive to our website, in addition to all of the monthly articles that are printed in our issues.
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Study Examines Additives Consumption in Asia
Consumption in Asia of seven leading coatings additives was 655 million lbs., worth $1.5 billion, according to the consulting firm of Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney. This compares to U.S. consumption of $800 million ... More |
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Acquisition Action Report
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IMin Purchases Kaolin Business From J.M. Huber
IMin Partners has purchased the kaolin business of Huber Engineered Materials and renamed the company KaMin LLC ... More
Akzo Nobel Completes Sale to Henkel
Akzo Nobel N.V., Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has completed the sale of its Adhesives and Electronic Materials businesses, part of the former ICI's National Starch business, to Henkel KGaA ... More
Rohm and Haas Completes Acquisition of Polymer Dispersions Division of OY Forcit AB
Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, has completed the acquisition of FINNDISP, the polymer dispersions division of OY Forcit AB ... More
Kikuchi Color & Chemicals Sells Dominion Colour to Management Buyout Team
Kikuchi Color & Chemicals Corp. (KCC) has announced the sale of its subsidiary, Dominion Colour Corp. (DCC), to a management buyout team of DCC ... More
ACCESSA Coatings Solutions Acquires Louisville Industrial Coatings
ACCESSA Coatings Solutions, Indianapolis, has acquired Louisville Industrial Coatings of Louisville, KY ... More
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H.B. Fuller Announces First-Quarter Results
H.B. Fuller Co., St. Paul, MN, has reported financial results for the first quarter that ended March 1, 2008 ... More
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Fusion UV Hires Bill Tongen
Fusion UV Systems Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, has announced the appointment of Bill Tongen as a Key Account Manager ... More
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Schlenk Metallic Pigments Opens Aluminum Facility in China
After a three-year startup period, the Schlenk Group has begun operation of a production site for aluminum pigments in Taixing, China ... More
GTI Graphic Technology Inc. Gets a Colorful Rebrand
GTI Graphic Technology Inc., a company that designs and manufactures critical color viewing and inspection systems, has unveiled a new brand ... More
H.B. Fuller to Establish Technology Center in Asia
H.B. Fuller Co., St. Paul, MN, has announced that it will establish a regional lab in Shanghai ... More
Eastman Sells PET, PTA Assets in Europe
The Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, has completed the sale of its European PET and PTA assets to Indorama ... More
BASF to Increase Stake in hte
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and hte have reached an agreement for BASF to increase its stake in Heidelberg-based hte Aktiengesellschaft from 12.7 percent to 75 percent plus one share ... More
Cytec Industries Expands Website
Cytec Industries Inc., West Paterson, NJ, has launched new Web pages related to its activity in the paint and coatings and graphic arts and inks industries on www.cytec.com ... More
BASF Announces Turnaround for Diols and Derivatives Production Units
BASF has announced that it will shut down its diols and derivatives production units, located in Geismar, LA, for approximately six weeks ... More
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OMNOVA Solutions Announces Surcharge for Specialty Chemicals Containing Butadiene
OMNOVA Solutions' Specialty Chemicals business has announced a surcharge on styrene butadiene-based polymers ... More
BASF Announces Price Increases on Resins and Polyetheramines in North America
BASF has announced that it will increase resin prices an average of six to eight percent across all market segments effective May 1, 2008, or as contracts allow ... More
Dow Biocides Announces Cancellation of All Off-List Prices for Glutaraldehyde
Dow Biocides, a business group of The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow), has announced the cancellation of all off-list prices for all glutaraldehyde products and grades, effective April 1, 2008, or as contracts allow ... More
See other recent price adjustments at www.pcimag.com by clicking on Supplier Price Alerts.
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Meetings, Courses & Other Events |
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Leo Procopio and Kurt Davidson to Lecture at Philadelphia Society Symposium
Leo Procopio of Rohm and Haas and Kurt Davidson of Ciba Specialty Chemical will lecture as part of the Philadelphia Society's symposium, Green Chemistry and its Effect on Waterborne Industrial and Architectural Coatings ... More
University of Minnesota Offers Short Course
The University of Minnesota is offering a Coating Process Fundamentals short course on June 3-5, 2008 ... More
ASTM Offers Workshop on VOC and Hazardous Air Pollutants
The ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications will present a technical seminar, New Solvents and Formulating Techniques for Low-VOC and HAP Paints, on June 15, 2008 ... More
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