Insl-x Superior Coating Systems, manufacturer of specialty paints and coatings, Stony Point, N.Y., and Eliokem, a leading global specialty-resin manufacturer, Villejust, France, have a joint initiative to promote ODORLESS Primer/Sealer, Insl-x's low-odor stain killer.
The NPCA Architectural Coatings Model predicts real, although slowing, growth in architectural coatings in 2006. The housing market is cooling slightly, whereas the construction market is expected to remain steady in the non-residential sector.
The office of the CEO at BNP Media has announced that Donna Campbell, publisher of PCI magazine, has also been named publisher of Industrial Paint & Powder (IPP) magazine. Kevin Biller will be the new editor.
DuPont, Wilmington, Del., and Russkie Kraski Corp. have created a joint venture aimed at supplying automotive coatings to manufacturers of automobiles and commercial vehicles in Russia and former Soviet republics in Eastern Europe.
Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG and Golden Hope Plantations Berhad, Malaysia, announced that the transfer of Cognis' global oleochemicals and plastics technology businesses to the existing 50:50 joint venture between the two companies, Cognis Oleochemicals (M) Sdn. Bhd., has now been completed.
H.B. Fuller Company and Roanoke Companies Group, Inc., have entered into an asset purchase agreement under which a subsidiary of H.B. Fuller will acquire substantially all the assets of Roanoke and assume certain operating liabilities.
Akzo Nobel has signed an agreement to divest its Polymerization Catalysts & Components Business in the United States to Basell Polyolefins, producer of polypropylene and advanced polyolefin products.
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