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Insider News is a service of the National Paint & Coatings Association and Paint & Coatings Industry magazine
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Karen Parker, Associate Editor
1679 Witherbee
Troy, MI 48084
Phone: 248-229-2681
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PDA Releases Study of Global Polyurea Industry
The Polyurea Development Association (PDA) has released the first comprehensive independent study of markets for pure polyurea and hybrid systems ... More
IRL Publishes Two Studies on the Asian Paint Industry
Information Research (IRL) has published the eighth edition of its "Profile of the Asia-Pacific Paint Industry" and the third edition of its industry report, "The Top 50 Paint Companies in Asia" ... More |
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AkzoNobel Reports Flat First-Quarter Results
AkzoNobel has reported 6 percent autonomous growth for the first quarter of 2008, indicating a strong underlying trend. However, this was offset by a similar negative currency impact, which meant operational margins of continuing operations were flat ... More
Rohm and Haas Declares Quarterly Dividend
The Rohm and Haas Co. Board of Directors approved an increase in the company's quarterly dividends to $0.41 cents per share, an increase of 11 percent ... More |
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Michelman Personnel Moves Span the Globe
Michelman, Cincinnati, OH, has announced a number of key personnel additions and promotions designed to improve customer service around the globe ...
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Rohm and Haas Announces Management Changes
The Board of Directors for Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, has named Pierre R. Brondeau, President and Chief Operating Officer of the company ... More
Joseph Sheehy Named Account Manager for D.H. Litter
D.H. Litter Co. Inc., Elmsford, NY, a regional distributor of specialty chemicals to the CASE, plastics, graphic arts and consumer care industries throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States, has named Joseph R. Sheehy as Account Manager ... More
Steve Duchon Joins Plasport
Steve Duchon has become a partner in Plasport, a division of Plascon. Additionally, he has been named President of Plasport ... More |
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MetalFX® Founder to Hand Over Reins to Ciba
After more than six years at the helm of his global metallic color company, MetalFX® Technology, Andrew Ainge will step down as Managing Director ... More
Tikkurila to Establish Trading Company in Romania
Tikkurila, which is responsible for Kemira's paints and coatings business, has agreed to establish a trading company, based on an equal partnership, with the paint company JUB of Slovenia ... More
Atrion International Completes Beta Testing of REACH Software
Atrion International Inc. has announced the successful completion of its REACHexchange™ beta testing program ... More
Bayer MaterialScience AG Focuses on Waterborne Dispersions
The Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties (CAS) business unit of Bayer MaterialScience AG is increasing its focus on waterborne dispersions as raw materials for coatings and adhesives ... More
KaMin LLC to Exhibit at ACS
KaMin LLC, formerly the Kaolin business unit of J.M. Huber Corp., announced that the first industry exhibition for its industrial specialties business will be at the American Coatings Show in Charlotte, NC ... More
Max Machinery Inc. Launches New Website
Max Machinery, a manufacturer of custom urethane processing systems and precision fluid flow measurement systems, has launched its newly redesigned website ... More |
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OMNOVA Solutions Increases Price of Specialty Chemicals
OMNOVA Solutions' Specialty Chemicals business has announced a price increase of up to $0.06 per wet pound for acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acrylic and vinyl acetate emulsion polymers. The increase is effective May 8, 2008, for all specialty markets and is in addition to increases announced earlier this year. This announcement is necessitated by the unprecedented escalation of the costs of energy, freight and key raw materials.
Evonik Raises Price of Polymers and Monomers
Evonik Industries AG, Germany, will raise prices of its entire range of high-performance polymers and monomers by an average of 10 percent, depending on region, product type and invoice currency. Customers will be informed of specific price increases by their regional representatives. The increase will become effective June 1, 2008.
EPS Increases Price of Solvent-Based Resins
As a result of sharp increases in the price of solvents and other key raw materials, EPS has announced an increase for all solvent-based resins effective June 1, 2008. Increase amounts will be up to 7 cents per pound depending on product class.
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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FSCT Sponsors Virtual Learning Conference
On June 12, 2008, the FSCT is sponsoring a virtual learning conference entitled "What's in a Can of Paint?" ...
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UTECH Europe to Explore EU's Role in Sustainability
The European Union's role in setting the sustainability agenda will be a key focus of the upcoming UTECH Europe 2009 Conference ... More
PRA Offers Training and Conference
During May and June, PRA is offering a training course on powder coatings and a conference on additives for coatings ... More |
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