RPM International Inc. announced that its Carboline Co. subsidiary acquired the remaining 51 percent interest in its Chinese joint venture, Carboline Dalian Paint Production Co. Ltd. (Carboline Dalian), bringing its total ownership to 100 percent.
Ferro, Mayfield Heights, OH, and Omya have extended their current distribution partnership in Austria and Switzerland for pigments used in coatings, construction, plastics, cosmetics and other industrial markets.
The BASF site in Whitehouse, OH, received the Eagle Award for Excellence for its exceptional performance in environmental, health, safety and security from the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council (OCTC) at its 38th annual conference in Columbus, OH.
RadTech, the non-profit trade association for UV and EB curing technologies, announced the awards for best papers for the upcoming biennial RadTech 2016 Conference, which is taking place May 16-18, 2016 in Chicago.
The global powder coatings market is an emerging market in the coatings industry and is projected to reach $12.48 billion by 2020, according market research firm Grand View Research Inc.
Results from a recent survey by the European Paint Federation, CEPE, confirm that REACH 2018 will have a significant impact on the British Coatings Federation’s (BCF) members’ ability to innovate and on their competitiveness.
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have developed an innovative anti-biofilm coating that has significant anti-adhesive potential for a variety of medical and industrial applications.