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Covestro Becomes Majority Stakeholder in DIC Covestro Polymer Joint Venture in Japan

Covestro accelerates the expansion of its Thermoplastic Polyurethanes business (TPU) by raising its stake in the Joint Venture DIC Covestro Polymer Ltd. (DCP) from 50 to 80%. DCP, established as a 50/50 joint venture in the year 2000, is a leading company in the Japanese TPU industry.

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PPG Unveils PPG NOVAGUARD 810 ER for U.S., Canada Marine Markets

One coat, direct-to-metal product reduces costs, application time for tanks, superstructures.

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PaintExpo 2020 with Strong Demand for Booth Locations

Just a few months after the seventh edition of the world's leading trade fair for industrial coating technologies closed – which achieved new record-breaking numbers with regard to exhibitors, visitors and internationalism – firm bookings for booth floor space at PaintExpo 2020 have already been submitted by 304 companies from 19 countries. At a current level of 124,000 square feet, net exhibition floor space already amounts to more than 74% of the level reached at the last event. This is a strong indication that the upcoming PaintExpo will once again be larger than ever before.

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BASF is Most Sustainable Innovation Partner for BMW

BASF was honoured with a BMW Supplier Innovation Award 2018 as the winner in the Sustainability category. BMW Group said BASF achieved the best performance in CO2 emissions in the report published by the non-governmental organization CDP. BASF's anchoring of the fight against climate change within the company were cited as another reason for the decision.

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A Sustainable Alternative to CrVI: Manifest of The Alliance of PVD Providers

The Alliance of PVD Providers (the APP) lead and managed by Fipra International Ltd. includes IHI Hauzer Techno Coating B.V., Ionbond Netherlands, B.V., Kolzer SRL, Oerlikon Balzers Coating Germany GmbH and Vergason Technology, Inc. The APP calls on the EU institutions to replace a hazardous chemical substance inclused in the REACH Regulation, the hexavalent chromium (CrVI), with the sustainable alternative of PVD, the physical vapor deposition technology.

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ipcm_Academy: corsi di formazione per tecnici di verniciatura e per il controllo qualità nella General Industry

L'informazione e l'aggiornamento per mantenere l'eccellenza. In preparazione il programma formativo 2019.

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Ecoshape: The Revolution of Geometries in Mass Finishing

Rösler Italiana launches a new, environmentally-friendly product for mass finishing, with shapes never used before.

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Cefla Finishing: Solution Provider and Technological Partner. Also Online.

Focusing on 3 key messages, Cefla Finishing launches its new website to attract a broader audience and provide a highly effective search function which helps customers and prospects find exactly what they are looking for, while navigating the website.

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SIFER Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary and Offers More Exhibition Space for the Occasion

Within the space of 20 years SIFER has become the must-attend international event for stakeholders from across all sectors of the railway industry, from major industry contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers and sub-contractors, to public-transport operators and management authorities.

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Forerunner Chooses Bright Colours – Tikkurila Colour of the Year is K319 Flamingo

Tikkurila has announced K319 Flamingo as the colour of the year 2019. Tikkurila colour jury selected a colour collection that looks way into the future and brings "clashing and blending" from fashion to decoration.

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AkzoNobel Helps Latvian Airline Celebrate Nation's 100th Anniversary

airBaltic is flying the flag to celebrate Latvia's 100th anniversary after one of its new A220-300 aircraft was given a unique livery using AkzoNobel's aerospace coatings.

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Spectacular Twisted Mixed-Use Development Resembles Kaleidoscope with Lumiflon

The Light House Apartments in Melbourne, Australia, a joint project between Hengyi and Sixth Grange, is a 500,000 square-foot mixed use development that was designed by Elenberg Fraser. The coating system used to create such a unique aesthetic employ Lumiflon FEVE resin.

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: EcoCortec, Manufacturer of VpCI Anticorrosion Packaging Opened Second Plant in Croatia

EcoCortec®, manufacturer of environmentally friendly VpCI® anticorrosion packaging materials, has opened another plant in Croatia. The grand plant opening and ribbon cutting ceremony took place in Beli Manastir, Croatian town located in the eastern part of the country where the old plant is also located.

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Fiat Chrysler: The Still-murky Future of Brampton Plant, Even After Upgrades

Fiat Chrysler's Brampton assembly plant is finally getting its new paint shop, but the long-term plan for the factory, which employs about 3,500 hourly workers, remains unclear.

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