In response to exhibitor and visitor feedback from previous shows, the Asia Pacific Coatings Show will now alternate between two venues instead of three.
Hauthaway Corp. has appointed Dunleary, Inc., Towson, Md., to represent its line of Hauthane waterborne polyurethane dispersions to the architectural and industrial coatings market and adhesives market in the Southeastern United States.
National Coatings Corp. (NCC) has won the three-year contract to provide Title 24-compliant cool roof coating to the Los Angeles Unified School District.
OMNOVA Solutions has announced the recipients of its 2005 Technology Awards. The annual award program recognizes exemplary technology-based contributions by associates in OMNOVA's research and development, sales and marketing, technical service, operations, and product-management organizations.
Focusing on "An Overview of Latex Architectural Paint - Some Problems, Some Solutions," the technical committee of the Philadelphia Society will host a symposium on October 12, 2006, at the Williamson in Horsham, Pa.
Akzo Nobel's escalation of its coatings activities in North America has gathered further momentum with the acquisition of The Flood Company -- the biggest independent wood-care business in the United States.
Matrix System Automotive Finishes, Inc., Walled Lake, Mich., has combined with Quest Specialty Chemicals Inc., ("Quest") and will continue under the name Matrix System Automotive Finishes, LLC, ("Matrix") with current operations in Michigan.
The global specialty-chemicals supplier Cognis, Monheim, Germany, reports net external sales of 1,715 million euros for the six months to June 30, 2006, a 7.0 percent increase compared to the same period in 2005. Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before net financial result, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and exceptional items) also grew by 7.0 percent to 214 million euros, and the company's overall profit margin was 12.5 percent.
Benda-Lutz Corporation (BLC) has opened the recent expansion to its plant in Independence, Ky. This second expansion in five years will increase capacity for its Blitz brand bonding service for the powder coating industry, allowing for reduced production lead times.
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