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KANSAI HELIOS To Acquire the German Coatings and Resins Manufacturer CWS

The acquisition will allow KANSAI HELIOS to expand its presence in the European powder coatings market.

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Covestro Unveiled its 1,000th Polyurethane Resin Wind Rotor Blade

The ongoing partnership between Covestro and TMT supports the development of longer wind blades.

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AkzoNobel Joins Forces with Partners to Collectively Reduce Carbon Footprint

Within the framework of AkzoNobel’s Paint the Future Collaborative Sustainability Challenge, partners have joined forces with AkzoNobel in a determined effort to collectively reduce carbon emissions in the paints and coatings value chain.

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Evonik Has Won the 2022 Ringier Coating Technology Innovation Award for its TEGO® Foamex 812

The environmentally friendly water-based defoamer of Evonik has been awarded for its excellent efficiency and compatibility.

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The Croatian Specialty Chemical Plant of Cortec Will Be Fully Solar Powered

Cortec is already able to achieve savings from energy costs as high as 97%.

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The Protech Group Reached an Agreement to Purchase the Assets of Evotech

Protech has acquired the liquid coatings business line of Evotech Peintures Industrielles.

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Nils Andersen Steps Down as AkzoNobel’s Supervisory Board Chair and Member

AkzoNobel’s Supervisory Board Chair, Nils Andersen, will step down to pursue new external board position.

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AB Specialty Silicones Will Distribute the OH Functional Silicone Polymers of Dow in North America

Dow has selected AB Specialty Silicones as an authorised distributor for the elastomeric roof coating market in U.S.A. and Canada.

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AkzoNobel Unveils New Capability for Bonded Metallic Powder Coatings in North Africa

AkzoNobel will now be able to satisfy the increasing demand of the region with locally produced bonded metallic powder coatings.

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Curtiss-Wright Acquires the Supplier of PEO Surface Treatment Coatings Keronite

Curtiss-Wright will distribute the Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation surface treatment applications of Keronite under its Aerospace & Industrial segment.

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Dürr Received the BMW Group Supplier Innovation Award

The EcoPaintJet Pro painting process of Dürr has been awarded in the “Sustainability” category.

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SONGWON Announces New Leadership Appointments

Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. has appointed Hans Werhonig as Leader Group Commercial and a member of SONGWON’s Executive Committee and Peter Schmitt-Freise as the new Business Unit Leader Polymer Stabilizer.

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IMCD to Acquire Speciality Chemical Distributor Parkash DyeChem

IMCD N.V. has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Parkash DyeChem, one of India’s leading distributors of speciality chemicals, serving the coatings and construction segments.

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BASF Inaugurated its Largest Surface Treatment Site in Pinghu

The new site will allow BASF to increase the production capacity of its high-performance surface treatment solutions in China.

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Axalta Appointed Chris Villavarayan as CEO and President

Chris Villavarayan will also join the Board of Directors of the company, succeeding to Rakesh Sachdev.

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