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10GEN

PPG to Acquire ICR, Manufacturer of Automotive Refinish and Light Industrial Coatings

PPG (NYSE: PPG) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Industria Chimica Reggiana (ICR) S.p.A., a manufacturer of paints and coatings for the automotive refinish and light industrial coatings industries. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter 2020, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

09GEN

Evonik and LIKAT Achieve Breakthrough in Carbonylation Chemistry

A research team with leading participation of Evonik has achieved a breakthrough in the field of carbonylation chemistry. Carbonylation is one of the most important types of reaction in the chemical industry. It involves the catalyzed introduction of a CO group (carbonyl group) into organic compounds. For more than 60 years, science and industry had been looking for a way to implement the now successful reaction step.

08GEN

Europolveri Launches A New ESD Primer

Europolveri, which has been active in the field of anticorrosion primers for many years, especially with the 6L2800003T002 AP zinc phosphate-based primer and with the 6L4800003T002 HP, meeting the market requests, devoted its own research to the study and development of a new product.

07GEN

Presserv Holding AS, Majority Owned by Norvestor VII, L.P., and MONTI-Werkzeuge GmbH Have Joined Forces

Presserv and MONTI will continue their operations under their well-known brand names with their complementary preservation solutions.

03GEN

Conference Programme for StocExpo 2020 Unveiled

The conference programme for StocExpo, the world's largest and longest running international bulk liquid storage event, which returns to the Rotterdam Ahoy from 10 - 12 March 2020, has been unveiled.

02GEN

From Today, Applying 2K Coatings Becomes Even Easier

After the EcoDose 2K/3K, which are now a landmark in the automotive and industrial coating sectors, Verind has developed a new electronic dosing system dedicated to applications that require simpler functionality than those featured in the EcoDose 2K. EcoDose 2K Easy is born.

20DIC

Sustaining Wind Farms with VpCI Technology

Wind and solar power are fast becoming the renewable energies of choice in countries across the globe. Offshore and onshore wind energy is emerging in and around the seas of the world. Now engineers are battling the question of how to make renewable infrastructure last.

19DIC

Out Now Issue n. 32 of ipcm Protective Coatings

Special on protective technologies for bridges, highways and infrastructures.

19DIC

SONGWON Continues to Strengthen its In-House Sustainability Efforts

SONGWON Industrial Co., Ltd. reported some of its successful in-house sustainability efforts relating to both energy conservation and efficiency, and emphasized its commitment to the environment across the organization.

18DIC

AkzoNobel to Strengthen Position in Sub-Saharan African Paints Market with Acquisition of Mauvilac

AkzoNobel has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Mauvilac Industries Limited, a leading paints and coatings company in Mauritius.

17DIC

Cabycal Provides a Manual Liquid Line to Marset

This new installation, in operation since February 2019, paints metal parts of high-design lamps.

16DIC

HMG Paints win Corporate Social Responsibility Award

Family Business, HMG Paints Ltd win the Corporate Social Responsibility Award at the 10th annual British Coatings Federation Awards evening. This is the second time HMG have taken home this award since the CSR Award's inaugural year in 2017.

13DIC

Honorary Title for A Man with Many Functions

The management team of the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems and the Chair of the Academic Board awarded KR ING Hubert Culik, Chairman of the Austrian Chemicals Industry Association, Managing Director of Rembrandtin Lack, and Executive Director of Kansai Helios Coatings, with the honorary title FELLOW OF IMC FH KREMS in recognition of his merits regarding the set-up of the Applied Chemistry degree course.

12DIC

StocExpo Lines up a Future-filled Programme

With topics such as the future demand for hydrogen being discussed and the latest technologies being launched, StocExpo, the world's largest and longest running international bulk liquid storage event, returns to Rotterdam in March 2020 with an eye firmly on the future.

11DIC

Smog-Eating Graphene Composite Reduces Atmospheric Pollution

Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group, the Israel Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, and the University of Cambridge have developed a graphene-titania photocatalyst that degrades up to 70% more atmospheric nitrogen oxides (NO_x) than standard titania nanoparticles in tests on real pollutants.