After a successful trial, Henkel has expanded testing of its new Bonderite® conversion coating process. The testing will take place at the Ford Motor Co. Twin Cities manufacturing facility in St. Paul, MN.
Reichhold has announced its intention to invest in a greenfield facility in India. The company has started construction at a site located at Ranjangoan, in the Pune District of the Maharashtra state.
Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings has opened a landmark facility in Dubai. The new factory is the company’s first manufacturing site in the United Arab Emirates.
Sun Chemical and its parent company, Dainippon Ink & Chemicals (DIC), have formed a joint venture with Nantong DIC Metallic Pigments Co. Ltd., a leading aluminum pigment manufacturer in China.
Bollig & Kemper, a German manufacturer of coatings for the European auto industry, has signed a license agreement for DuPont EcoConcept, a patented coatings technology that enables auto manufacturers to realize substantial reductions in energy use, environmental emissions and capital costs.