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Editor's Pick
PPG exploits E-commerce boom
Direct-to-consumer shipping is growing at a pace that has not been seen in decades—PPG ENVIROCRON High Transfer Efficiency powder coatings provide both edge protection and a physical barrier against corrosion, oxidation and abrasion, and are available in a wide range of colors and performance requirements to help keep warehouses fully operational. Read More |
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Agreements & Acquistions
Nouryon Signs Long-Term Supply Agreement with Suzano
Nouryon has signed a 15-year agreement with Suzano, a eucalyptus pulp producer. Under the long-term agreement, Nouryon will commission its sustainable Integrated Manufacturing Model for the new Suzano eucalyptus pulp mill located in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The pulp mill production is scheduled to commence in the second half of 2024. Read More |
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SprayWorks Acquires Coating Equipment Company
SprayWorks Equipment Group recently announced release that it had completed its Trail Sprayer & Service, LLC acquisition. The company will continue servicing its customers from the new SprayWorks Equipment building in Kent, Ohio. SprayWorks noted that the acquisition comes just a few months after moving to its new location and fabrication expansion. Read More |
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People
PPG Appoints Tim Knavish as Chief Operating Officer
PPG has announced the appointment of Tim Knavish, Executive Vice President, as Chief Operating Officer, effective March 1, 2022. Knavish will have executive oversight responsibility for all PPG’s strategic business units and operating regions and information technology (IT), environment, health and safety (EH & EH&S), and procurement functions.. He will continue to report to Chairman and CEO Michael McGarry. Read More |
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Gema Adds Employees to the North America Team
Gema USA Inc. has welcomed the following employees joining their North American team. Justin Barber and Jon Ludwig join the Gema Service team as ServiceNet Technicians. Chris Butterfield and Blaine Scheideman join the Gema Sales Team as Territory Managers. Matt Thomas joins the Gema Operations Team as a Purchasing Specialist. Read More |
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Latest News
BASF Reports Lower Vehicle Production Shifted Popularity of Certain Automotive Colours
In 2021, the automotive industry faced new challenges that it had never faced before, putting a sharper point on the popularity of certain colour spaces in the BASF Colour Report 2021 for Automotive OEM Coatings while knocking some perennial favourites down a few points. Read More |
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Delivering on Commitments Ensures a Strong Start to AkzoNobel’s 2022 Sustainability Journey
AkzoNobel’s drive towards zero waste and reduced carbon emissions has been boosted by their assessment from one of their key sustainability ratings agencies. The Sustainalytics score of 16.7, announced in December, shows an improvement of two percentage points on the previous year and puts AkzoNobel firmly in the ‘low risk’ category. Read More |
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Sun Chemical Advances Digital Color Innovation on its PigmentViewer App with New Lumina Royal Sparkling Blue
Sun Chemical continues to build its colour library with its mobile-based application, PigmentViewer App, featuring its newest launch, Lumina Royal Sparkling Blue, a high chroma, blue-shade effect pigment with intense colour. It joins the Lumina Royal family of products, all of which are included in PigmentViewer App’s comprehensive colour library. Read More |
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Jamac Awarded Two East Coast Water Tank Projects
Jamac was awarded for two water tank rehabilitation projects in New Brunswick. The projects consisted of internal and external surface preparation of the tanks, new coating applications, a new logo, various safety upgrades to the tank ladder systems, and installation of a new interior tank mixing system. Read More |
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Product News
Taylor Adding Two Specialty Products to Signature Line for 2022
Taylor Adhesives is adding two new specialty products to its Signature Line for 2022. Elevate is a roller-applied wall adhesive for dryback LVT and LVP that helps turn ordinary walls into a whole new dimension. Many consumers have already discovered the design possibilities that wall installation of vinyl flooring creates. Read More |
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New Clear Anticorrosive Coating from IGL Coatings
IGL Coatings recently announced the launch of its clear graphene reinforced anticorrosion coating. Ecoclear Aegis is reportedly able to withstand and protect against atmospheric corrosive conditions (C5), with its transparency allowing users to identify early signs of corrosion defects and enact preventative repair measures. Read More |
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Arkema Offers High Performance Polymer Solutions for High Voltage Insulation in Electric Vehicles
Arkema has been granted UL Yellow Card certification for two new polyamide 11 powder coating grades for use in electric vehicle battery systems. Rilsan T Orange 7706 is a primerless fluid bed dipping grade designed to achieve high thickness (500 µm) in one dip. Rilsan ESY Orange 7705 is a primerless electrostatic coating grade for components that require thinner insulation. Read More |
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Cortec’s VpCI-396 Primes Anticorrosion Coatings System
VpCI-396 provides a convenient anticorrosion coating primer base and topcoat for use in countless applications.It is critical for any paint and coatings system to start with a suitable base: good surface prep and priming. But when it comes to Cortec MicroCorrosion Inhibiting Coatings, the significance of priming goes beyond the need to smooth out substrate imperfections and promote adhesion. Read More |
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OCSiAl Launches A New Graphene Nanotube Product for Thermoplastics
OCSiAl has launched a new graphene nanotube concentrate for PA, filled PPS, ABS, TPU, and PC. The new product provides targeted conductivity in thermoplastics produced by injection moulding at working loadings starting from 0.1 wt. percent of nanotubes in the final system. This approach allows makers to optimize the painting process and reduce the final production cost. Read More |
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