Keyword: Coatings

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BASF Expands European Acrylates Output

09.06.2016 - Citing rising demand, BASF said it will expand production facilities for its Laromer UV/EB acrylates, at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, headquarters from the third quarter of this year...

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Stepan Expands Polyols Production in Poland

08.06.2016 - US-based Stepan, a manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals, is adding a new reactor in Brzeg Dolny, Poland, to increase its polyester polyols output. The expansion...

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Ferro Buys Spain’s Pinturas Benicarlo

03.06.2016 - US-based performance materials manufacturer Ferro has completed the acquisition of Spanish paints company Pinturas Benicarlo for €15 million in cash. The acquisition adds...

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BASF Sells Coating Systems Line to Colorcon

30.05.2016 - BASF is selling its Kollicoat IR Coating Systems product line to US-based Colorcon for an undisclosed sum. The sale, which is subject to approval by the Brazilian competition...

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BASF Hikes German Polyisocyanates Capacity

24.05.2016 - Rising global demand has spurred BASF to invest an undisclosed sum in extra capacity for its Basonat polyisocyanate hardeners in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The additional output will...

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AkzoNobel Expands Indonesian Coatings Plant

19.05.2016 - AkzoNobel has completed the first phase of the €2.5 million expansion of its performance coatings plant in Cikarang, Indonesia. The Dutch company said the expansion will increase...

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Maroon Buys Distributor U.S. Chemicals

06.05.2016 - Maroon Group has acquired U.S. Chemicals, a specialty chemicals distributor based in Darien, Connecticut, USA, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1960, family-owned U.S. Chemicals...

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AkzoNobel and Royal Cosun in Cellulose Pact

06.05.2016 - AkzoNobel has formed a partnership with agro-industrial cooperative Royal Cosun to develop novel products from cellulose side streams generated from sugar beet processing. The...