MINNEAPOLIS - The Valspar Corp. has reported its results for the first quarter ended January 28, 2011. First-quarter sales totaled $842.4 million, a 25.3 percent increase from the first quarter
MINNEAPOLIS - The Valspar Corp. has acquired Isocoat Tintas e Vernizes Ltda., located in Araçariguama, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Isocoat manufactures powder coatings used in appliance, building products, transportation
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – BASF Future Business GmbH and Medi-Solve Coatings LLC have announced a collaboration in the field of antimicrobial coatings for catheters and other minimally invasive medical devices.
THE WOODLANDS, TX – The Performance Products division of Huntsman Corp. announced that it is going ahead with the engineering design for a 40,000-ton capacity expansion program at its world-scale
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $5.5 million to three consortia to support research on nanotechnology. EPA, in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Natural Environment
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – AkzoNobel has appointed Lin Liangqi as the new Managing Director, Decorative Paints for China and North Asia. As the company looks to accelerate its strategic growth
CARY, NC – Arkema Emulsion Systems has announced the addition of John Hiel as the new North American Marketing Manager. Hiel will be responsible for program management, strategy and tactics
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA - Heucotech Ltd., a member of the Heubach Group, has completed construction of a facility in Fairless Hills, PA, for the production of universal colorants for decorative
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) reported a revenue increase of 12 percent for 2010 to EUR 14.6 billion. EBITDA increased 16 percent to EUR 1,964 million, with
SAN JOSE, CA – The global market for coatings is forecast to reach $98.69 billion by 2015, led by rapid industrialization, economic activity, and demand from the automotive and construction
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