18.05.2010
- "Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs." - Gro Harlem Brundtland, 1987 This quote captures the essence of what...
22.04.2010
- Dutch chemical company Akzo Nobel gained EU regulatory approval on Wednesday for its acquisition of U.S. firm Dow Chemical's powder coatings activities. Akzo Nobel, the world's...
31.03.2010
- Fostering Success - Today's paints and coatings market poses many challenges for both manufacturers and suppliers. Increasingly stricter regulatory requirements coupled with...
29.03.2010
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed an environmentally-friendly packaging coating solution. Especially suitable for food and pharmaceutical packaging, the...
24.03.2010
- Altana has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Aquaprint. The company, which is based in Oyten, Lower Saxony, Germany, primarily produces coatings for in-mold labels and...
23.03.2010
- BASF has announced the establishment of a technical center for developing advanced eco-friendly coatings technologies for the automotive industry in Korea. BASF and the Gyeonggi...
12.03.2010
- Lanxess said it is focusing on optimizing its top coat systems, especially those used for automotive leathers, and on expanding its share of the market. To this end, the Leather...
08.03.2010
- Stabilization Differences - Acrylic AB block copolymers with different pigment adsorbing groups exhibit, depending on the particular pigments and coating systems, differences in...