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July 14, 2019

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Study Predicts Green Coating Market to Reach $101 Billion by 2024

According to a new study from Research and Markets, the green coating market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.82%. Read More
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SI Group Announces Sale of Industrial Resin Businesses

SI Group announced an agreement to sell the majority of its global industrial resin businesses and its Brazilian specialty business to ASK Chemicals, a portfolio company of private equity firm Rhône Group LLC. Read More
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Pilot Chemical Co. Names Director of Technology

Pilot Chemical Co. has hired a Director of Technology to oversee product development processes and protocols from Pilot's new technology center. Read More
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GreenMantra Technologies Appoints New Members to Board of Directors

GreenMantra® Technologies announced the appointment of two new members to the company's board of directors. Read More
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AkzoNobel Plans Investment in Changzhou Powder Coatings Plant

AkzoNobel announced plans to add three new production lines at its Changzhou powder coatings plant in China – the company's largest facility of its kind in the world. Read More
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Oxea to Expand Global Production Capacity for TCD Alcohol

The global chemical company Oxea has decided to further expand its production capacities for TCD alcohol to meet market demand. Read More
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Melrob US Inc. Passes Responsible Distribution Verification

Melrob US Inc., a Nordmann company, has successfully passed its NACD Responsible Distribution® verification for the current three-year cycle. Read More
specialty chemical providers, personnel announcements

Michelman CEO Elected Board Chair at United Way of Greater Cincinnati

Michelman announced that the company's President and CEO Steve Shifman has been elected Board Chair of the United Way of Greater Cincinnati effective June 21, 2019. Read More
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Greif Plant in Germany Completes Sustainability Audit

Greif announced that its steel drum plant in Cologne, Germany, has successfully completed the Together for Sustainability audit with a score of 98%. Read More
mixing technology providers

ROSS Completes Plant Expansion in China

ROSS announced the completion of a major expansion of its facility in Nantong, China. Read More
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ATL Partners and BCI Acquire Valence Surface Technologies LLC

ATL Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corp. (BCI) have acquired Valence Surface Technologies LLC. Read More
automotive refinish application

BASF Supports American Competitor in WorldSkills Competition

BASF is supporting 2018 SkillsUSA winner Dylan Wertz who will represent the United States at the 2019 WorldSkills competition in Kazan, Russia. Read More
coating services

New Greenkote Coating Facility Now Serving Italy

Greenkote PLC, a provider of high-performance anti-corrosion metal coatings, introduced its newest licensee, Elettroplast S.r.l., which will be providing Greenkote® coating services and equipment for all of Italy. Read More
paint and coating manufacturers

HMG Paints Launch E-Commerce Store

HMG Paints Ltd. has launched the company's first-ever e-commerce store. Read More
paint and coating manufacturers

Interior and Exterior Coating

Now available in a low-VOC formula while retaining its original benefits, PPG ADVANTAGE™ 900 is a top-quality interior and exterior paint. Read More