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Chemetall Wins Airbus SQIP Award for Tenth Consecutive Year

Airbus highlighted Chemetall’s exceptional delivery record and longstanding role as a reliable partner within its supply chain.

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Brenntag CEO Jens Birgersson Takes Direct Charge of Essentials Division

Brenntag remains committed to its strategic focus on the paints and coatings sector, aiming to continue delivering value to its customers and partners.

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Protech Group Acquires LOES Enterprises

This acquisition marks a key step in Protech’s ongoing growth and diversification strategy within the coatings industry.

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Strategic Consolidation of IEC+

This strategic move is part of IM GROUP's ongoing commitment to ensuring greater efficiency, faster delivery times, and optimized cost structures for the benefit of all customers in the paints, coatings, and chemicals industries.

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Steelpaint Returns to India with Chennai Cranes Coating Trial

Steelpaint’s Stelcatec is a corrosion-resistant coating system that boosts durability, safety, and operational efficiency for port and maritime equipment.

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IGM Resins Announces Reclassification of Omnirad® 184: 1-Hydroxycyclohexyl-phenyl ketone

The reclassification underlines the growing importance of safer and more sustainable solutions in the industry. IGM Resins affirmed its commitment to guiding partners through this change with reliable alternatives.

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Kolzer Becomes Kolzer International

Kolzer Srl joins forces with U.S. industry experts, establishing a new American base and a shared global vision.

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Jotun And Messina Sign Strategic Hull Skating Solutions Agreement

Jotun’s collaboration with Messina reflects a joint drive for innovation and sustainability, helping the Italian shipowner maintain efficiency on demanding routes.

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ALIT Technologies Joins ANFIA: Strengthening Commitment to Automotive Innovation

By joining ANFIA, ALIT gains visibility, influence, and direct access to a powerful automotive network, enabling it to anticipate industry changes, engage with customers, and strengthen its role in driving quality, safety, and sustainability.

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Akzonobel, Arkema and BASF Join Forces to Cut Carbon Footprint of Architectural Powder Coatings

Akzonobel, Arkema and BASF intend to expand their collaboration further and are encouraging wider participation across the value chain to accelerate the coatings industry’s shift towards greater sustainability.

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Honeywell to Spin Off Advanced Materials Business as Solstice Advanced Materials

The spin-off from Honeywell is expected to strengthen the new company’s ability to invest in sustainable material solutions, including technologies relevant to coatings, adhesives and industrial applications, providing formulators with advanced raw materials aligned with stricter regulatory and environmental requirements.

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IMCD to Acquire Tillmanns to Expand its Italian Presence

Through this acquisition, IMCD gains a stronger Italian presence, access to Tillmanns’ loyal customers, premium products, technical expertise, and a skilled team, positioning the company for accelerated growth across paints and coatings market.

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AkzoNobel Reveals 2026 Colours of The Year: Rhythm of Blues™

Developed through AkzoNobel’s annual trend research, the palette is designed to capture shifting societal moods and can be applied across industries ranging from interiors to automotive and aerospace.

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AkzoNobel Reimagines Colour into Sensory Experiences for The Visually Impaired

AkzoNobel’s Coral brand has launched Touching Colours, a sensory project developed in partnership with VML Brasil and the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind. The initiative translates 70 colours into multisensory Cromopoems® that combine braille, sound and poetry, giving Brazil’s six million visually impaired people a new way to experience colour.

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Bio-Based Paints Gain Ground in Europe

Ceresana has analysed the European market for bio-based paints and coatings, including products for interior and exterior building applications, as well as industrial coatings. Often marketed under names such as natural paints, organic paints, eco paints, or even vegan paints, these green coatings are made entirely - or at least partially - from natural raw materials or minerals.

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