2019

Global Leader in Corrosion Protection Packaging Recommends Custom VpCI-125 ESD Bags for Sensitive Electronics

Cortec® Advanced Films is the global leader in producing high quality VpCI® films held to tight quality standards in its onsite QC lab. These films offer one of the easiest methods for corrosion protection of metal components being stored or shipped in uncontrolled environments. Cortec® also offers protection for sensitive electronics in the form of VpCI®-125 static dissipative films and bags.

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Tikkurila Launches A New Collection to Protect Endangered Species

Tikkurila's new Endangered Colors collection consists of nine different colors, each representing an endangered animal species - such as giant panda, Siberian tiger and snowy owl. Tikkurila donates one euro per sold product to the protection of endangered animals.

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Stahl Showcases Responsible Chemistry at K 2019

Stahl, a world leader in specialty chemistry for coatings, processing and treatments, will showcase its Responsible Chemistry technologies - including its original biobased PolyMatte® coating and high-performance repellent technologies - at K 2019, the trade fair for plastics and rubber in Düsseldorf, Germany. Stahl can be found in booth B15, hall 7a from 16 to 23 October at K 2019.

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AkzoNobel Launches Recycled Paint to Help Close Loop on Waste

AkzoNobel has become the first major manufacturer to launch recycled paint thanks to a ground-breaking partnership in the UK with resource management experts Veolia.

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Changes in the Management of ALTANA's BYK Division

Dr. Stephan Glander, President of ALTANA's BYK division, is leaving the company by mutual agreement in order to take up new challenges outside the ALTANA Group. For the next months, he will support the ALTANA Management Board in a strategic consulting role.

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Quaker Houghton to Strengthen Portfolio and Capabilities with Acquisition of Norman Hay plc

Quaker Houghton (NYSE: KWR) has announced it has agreed to acquire the operating divisions of Norman Hay plc, a private UK company with a strong global presence that provides specialty chemicals, operating equipment, and services to industrial end markets.

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Gutmann AG: Two Aluminium Profile Coating Lines to Improve its Time to Market and Expand its Production of Architectural Systems

Based in Weiβenburg, the Gutmann Group has specialised for eighty-five years in the production and sale of aluminium architectural systems and custom aluminium profiles for several different industrial sectors. When the company needed a second, high-productivity coating line, they chose a vertical system by Trasmetal, with last generation MS Powder System booths.

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Revolutionary Innovation: Teknos Cooperates with Major Brands in Developing A Recyclable Paper Bottle

One of Europe's leading suppliers of industrial coatings, Teknos, is shaping a sustainable future by contributing to the making of a fully bio-based and recyclable bottle. Teknos has a key role in developing a revolutionary paper bottle together with major international brands and experts in material, design and technology such as Coca-Cola, Carlsberg, L'Oréal and Absolut. A long-term innovation project run by Paboco®, the paper bottle company, was presented in Copenhagen.

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AkzoNobel Introduces Trio of Digital Colour Matching Tools for Industrial Markets

Customers who rely on super-accurate and effortless colour matching and retrieval can now take advantage of three new digital tools for the industrial sector introduced by AkzoNobel. They all work with the Salcomix system, an on-site facility which enables customers to mix paint on demand with superior colour accuracy.

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Hempel Appoints New Head of Protective & Industrial Businesses

As of 1 October, Martin Wiese is leading the protective and industrial business areas for worldwide coatings manufacturer Hempel. These two business segments deliver around half of Hempel's total turnover and this senior appointment is key to Hempel's continued drive to become a EUR 3 billion company.

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BASF Expands Production Capacity for Neopentylglycol

BASF has increased the capacity of its neopentyl glycol (NPG) plant at the Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, by 10,000 metric tons per year.

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BASF 3D Printing Solutions Presents Cutting-Edge Manufacturing Solutions at K 2019

BASF 3D Printing Solutions (B3DPS) will be exhibiting for the second time at K 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany. At the world's biggest trade show for plastics and rubber industry, B3DPS will be welcoming visitors from October 16 through 23 at the BASF SE stand C21/D21 in Hall 5 and presenting its extensive portfolio of 3D printing materials and service solutions aiming at enabling industrial additive manufacturing at scale.

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CEPE Appoints a New Managing Director

CEPE, the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry, with some 800 members across Europe, has appointed Christel Davidson as Managing director per March 2020.

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AkzoNobel's New Awlgrip Single-Stage Topcoat Makes Life a Breeze for Yacht Owners

Navigating the process of yacht care and maintenance just got a whole lot easier following the launch of Awlgrip HDT (High Definition Technology), a new single-stage repairable topcoat from AkzoNobel.

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September in Review

The new digital era of ipcm®.

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