Keyword: Coatings

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Reverdia Starts World’s First Large-Scale Bio-Based Succinic Acid Plant

26.02.2013 - Reverdia, a global producer of starch and starch-derivatives, has begun operations in Cassano Spinola, Italy, at a commercial-scale plant producing Biosuccinium sustainable...

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AkzoNobel to Divest Its North American Decorative Paints Business

14.12.2012 - AkzoNobel today announced the divestment of its North American Decorative Paints business to PPG Industries, for the value of $1.05 billion. In 2011, the North American Decorative...

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Arkema Expands Coating Business in Asia Pacific Region

28.11.2012 - Arkema, a global leader in specialty chemicals and a major global coating material player will present its latest developments in Asia for the coating business at Chinacoat 2012...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Metal Fluorides

21.11.2012 - A recently developed fluorolytic sol-gel route to metal fluorides and their specific chemical properties open a broad range of scientific and technical perspectives: they allow...

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DKSH, Evonik Expand Collaboration

25.10.2012 - DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, a specialty chemicals distributor, has expanded the partnership in the field of coatings and additives with Evonik Industries. This new...

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DSM Increases Capacity for Solar Coatings

23.10.2012 - Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, today announces that it is increasing the installed manufacturing capacity for KhepriCoat anti-reflective...

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AkzoNobel Takes Big Hit on Dulux as Home Makeovers Wane

18.10.2012 - Cash-strapped Europeans are cutting back on decorating, leading Dutch group AkzoNobel to take a €2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) writedown on its 2008 purchase of Dulux paint maker ICI...

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Azelis, Momentive Extend Partnership in Russia

15.10.2012 - Azelis announces their appointment as distributor by producer Momentive, to service the Coatings sector in Russia. From October 1st 2012, Azelis offers Momentive's high quality...