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BYK 9500 BYK-Gardner USA announced its new premium line of dry film thickness gauges, the byko-test 9500 series, for measurements on ferrous (Fe) and nonferrous (NFe) substrates.

CFCM PPG AirPrimer 400 PPG announced the launch of PPG DP7000 Air-Dry Primer and a range of dedicated ancillaries across automotive refinish markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

AkzoNobel Low Energy Powder AkzoNobel recently launched Interpon D1036 Low-E, an architectural powder coating that can be cured at temperatures as low as 150-degrees C—30-degrees C lower than traditional powder coatings.

Sherwin Vaaler Award The new line of Heat-Flex CUI-mitigation coatings from Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine has earned a Vaaler Award from Chemical Processing for its ability to mitigate the dangerous condition of corrosion under insulation (CUI).

TiO2 Stock Image Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada recently published their Draft Screening Accessment report (DSAR), which had been postponed for publication for several years.

Orion Opens Second Plant Orion S.A., a specialty chemicals company, recently celebrated the completion of its first greenfield project—a carbon black plant in eastern China that will supply fast-growing demand in Asia.

Brenntag Expands Brenntag Specialties, which specialises in chemical and ingredient distribution, announced a new supplier agreement with Elementis to distribute a variety of applications in Mexico and Ecuador for the coatings and construction markets.

Clariant Additives As the coatings industry continues to grow in China, which is experiencing a strong recovery in the wake of the pandemic, there is growing demand for coating applications that offer higher efficiency and better performance for export and construction industries.

Protech Acquires MF Expanding its presence in the Canadian market, the Protech Group recently acquired MF Paints Inc., a prominent manufacturer and distributor of premium-quality architectural paints and stains based in Laval, Que.

Sherwin-Williams SEMA Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes and several well-known painters showed their support for young talent entering the collision repair industry by partnering with the Blazing Trails Scholarship Fund at the recent 2023 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.