A record number of visitors from 48 different
countries attended the Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2007 held July 6-8 at the
Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Thailand.
Experts
from Europe’s leading companies involved in the polyurea sector have joined
forces to form the Polyurea Development Association (PDA Europe), a new body
set up to handle industry issues relating to polyurea technology.
The National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA),
in cooperation with Vincentz Network (VN), is launching a new Science and
Technology Initiative including a new American Coatings Show.
According
to a study by the consulting firm of Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney the U.S.
paint and coatings industry sold 9.5 billion dry pounds of product valued at
$23.8 billion in 2006.
ST. LOUIS - Archway Sales Inc. was presented with an award from 3M Specialty Chemicals for attaining outstanding sales growth during 2006 of specialty additives and chemicals from 3M
Akzo Nobel announced that it will apply for
deregistration and termination of its reporting obligations under the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and delisting of its American Depositary
Receipts (ADRs) from the NASDAQ stock exchange.
International
Paint LLC, an Akzo Nobel company, has launched the first phase of expansion of
its worldwide research and development team based in Newcastle, U.K., to the
company’s U.S. operations in Houston.
INVISTA has announced a five KT per year capacity
expansion at its DYTEK® A (2-methylpentamethylenediamine)
manufacturing facility in Maitland, Canada.
Rohm
and Haas Powder Coatings, a business of the Rohm and Haas Group, has appointed
Cetelon GmbH as a new distributor for its powder coatings in Germany.
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