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AkzoNobel Grows Revenue 26%
Akzo Nobel has published results for the second quarter of 2021. Highlights Q2 2021 Revenue 26% higher than Q2 2020 with 4.5% price increase Adjusted operating income at €335 million, 41% higher than Q2 2020 and up 10% from Q2 2019 Acquisition of Colombia-based Grupo...
Coatings & Finishing
SI Group to Sell Industrial Resins Business to ASK Chemicals
SI Group, a performance additives company, announced plans to complete an agreement to sell the majority of its global Industrial Resins business to ASK Chemicals, a portfolio company of private equity firm, Rhone Group. The transaction includes SI Group’s Industrial...
AkzoNobel Sets Carbon Reduction Target
AkzoNobel says it has become the first paints and coatings company to follow up on its commitment to setting science-based sustainability targets by announcing carbon reduction targets for the full value chain. The company has aligned its own sustainability ambitions...
IGM Resins Confirms Omnirad 1173 Does Not Contain Detectable Levels of PCBs
Statement from IGM Resins: As global market leader in photoinitiators, IGM Resins would like to comment on the concerns raised by the market, specifically in Europe, North America, South America, and Japan, related to the recent finding of higher concentrations of...
Clariant to Construct New Collaborative Innovation Center to Support North America’s Paints and Coatings Industry
Clariant announced construction of a new collaborative innovation center it says will support North America’s paints and coatings industry in meeting the challenges of emerging trends, increasing performance requirements, and meeting sustainability needs. Clariant’s...
FABTECH 2021 to Reunite Industry with Robust Education Line-Up and Lower Registration Fees
FABTECH announced this year’s conference line-up is now live. Set to take place in Chicago’s McCormick Place September 13-16, 2021, FABTECH says it is celebrating the return of in-person industry education with its lowest registration rates to-date. “By returning to...
New Products
Datacolor and RALColours Launch the RAL ColorReader
Datacolor announced its latest color tool, the RAL ColorReader for professionals and consumers. The tool lets users scan the flat surface of any color to instantly find the precise RAL color match via its companion app. In addition to providing accurate color matches,...
Benjamin Moore Introduces Multi-Substrate Solution for Facility Maintenance
Benjamin Moore announced the launch of Corotech COMMAND, its newest offering for facility maintenance and property management professionals. It is a single-component, multi-substrate solution. The company says the product is a waterborne acrylic urethane enamel that...
Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives Expands Farécla Line for Finishes on Gel-Coated and Painted Surfaces
Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives has introduced more than 10 new Farécla compounds and wool pads it says works for a range of industrial markets, especially in marine and composite applications. The line includes cutting, polishing and finishing compounds, as well as...
People
Fernando Garcia Guerrero Retires from Gema
Gema is announcing the retirement of Fernando Garcia Guerrero, Business Unit Manager of Gema Mexico Powder Finishing. Gema says Guerrero’s 39 years of service have been an important part of the success of the organization. “He has guided our team in Mexico with the...
CCAI Announces Board of Directors and Officers for 2021 – 2022
The Chemical Coaters Association International recently announced its 2021-22 National Board of Directors & Officers at its annual meeting. CCAI welcomed new board member, Eric Davis, representing Iowa-Central Illinois. Davis, of KVF Quad Corporation, is the...
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