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BASF receives "Paint Supplier Innovation Award 2016" from ArcelorMittal

BASF's Coatings division has received ArcelorMittal's "Paint Supplier Innovation Award 2016" in the Aesthetics category.

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Croatia and USA Strengthening Connections

Cortec® Corporation Initiates Sistership Between Beli Manastir and Cambridge, MN.

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Elcometer Revolutionises Coating Thickness Inspection on Concrete Substrates

The non-destructive measurement of dry film thickness on concrete is now more accurate, faster and much easier than ever before, thanks to the new Elcometer 500 Coating Thickness Gauge for coatings on concrete.

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Axalta To Build New Coating Manufacturing and Logistics Facility in Nanjing, China

The facility will expand Axalta's manufacturing network to support market growth across south and central China and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

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BASF's functional pigments help HUGO BOSS racing yacht set sail for Vendée Globe 2016

Alex Thomson Racing's IMOCA 60 steps up to the challenge of the nonstop 26,000-mile race that began on November 6th, 2016. Vendée Globe, the world's most challenging solo race, features the first entirely black sailing yacht made possible by the official partner BASF and pigments from its Colors & Effects brand.

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WACKER Expands Pyrogenic Silica Production Capacity

Plant for specialty HDK® pyrogenic silica at Burghausen to be expanded; expansion measures to lift capacity for hydrophobic specialties by 40 percent; completion of expansion expected in Q3 2017; € 1.4 million to be invested in project.

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Peter Turczak takes over the management of WIWA

Peter Turczak took over the position of Managing Director of the Lahnau, Germany based company, WIWA Wilhelm Wagner GmbH & Co. KG.

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BASF solutions for wind energy comply with tightened emissions guidelines in China

Emission levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Beijing to be reduced by 2022. BASF supports the wind energy sector with efficient and resource-conserving solutions.

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Apprenticeship scheme has formula for success at HMG Paints

Manchester based HMG Paints Ltd is continuing its successful apprenticeship programme by recruiting a cohort of new faces.

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New WACKER Pilot Reactor for Dispersions Begins Operations in China

Wacker Chemie AG officially started up its new pilot reactor for vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions at its Nanjing site (Jiangsu province) in China. The new facility will allow WACKER to expand its local research and development activities in China and grow to its regional portfolio of product development, application technology and customer services.

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ipcm Protective Coatings n. 19 (October 2016) Has Been Released

Effective, sustainable and efficient anti-corrosion solutions are at the core of ipcm_Protective Coatings n. 19, which contains numerous technical articles on how to protect assets from different types of corrosion with in-depth analysis about new water-based anti-corrosion systems, surface-tolerant cold-repair systems suitable for harsh operating conditions, high-performance polyurea, and ultra-flexible application technologies. In addition, innovative packaging solutions for components, high level coatings and systems for fire protection, new technologies for coating removal and surface preparation, an interview with a great expert in corrosion mitigation, and heat spray systems.

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Chemetall opens new Precision Microchemicals Technical Center in Silicon Valley

Chemetall, a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals announced the opening of a new R&D facility located in the heart of Silicon Valley in Fremont, California.

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ICT - Industrial Cleaning Technologies n. 10 (September 2016) Has Been Released

Among the contents of this issue of ICT, an in-depth analysis of oxygen cleaning, the latest novelties about cleaning and measurement technologies, the successful integration of cavitation and new bio-based detergents in a cleaning machine, integration of a anticorrosion treatment in a solvent-based cleaning process, new deburring, rounding and polishing solutions and cleaning of medical products. In addition, an article about a company that took a washing machine and turned it into a system fully integrated with other process stations and featuring automated loading and unloading systems.

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