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The British Coatings Federation Announced the 2021 BCF Awards Winners

BCF Awards recognised excellence through the UK coatings industry and celebrated important achievements.

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Evonik Inaugurated the First Fumed Silica Plant in China

Evonik’s first fumed silica production facility in China has started the operations to fulfil local coatings and adhesives markets.

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PPG Launches Coatings for Quick and Convenient Cleaning of Paint Shop Equipment

PPG introduces PPG LINEGUARD coatings that reduce the number of equipment cleaning cycles by up to 75%.

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Dörken’s Expert Held Presentations on Corrosion Testing

Florian Feldmann from Dörken was invited to two industry events to explain the company’s corrosion testing methods.

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Sergej Lazovic Appointed as New Managing Director of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has appointed Sergej Lazovic as Managing Director, together with Peter Wilkes with effect from 1 October 2021. 

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September in review

The return of face-to-face meetings and the newfound importance of trade fairs.

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Cortec Launches Anti-Corrosion Pills Cor-Pak Tablets

Cortec announced the launch of Cor-Pak Tablets, a cure to “diseases” caused by corrosion, powered by Nano VpCi.

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AkzoNobel Becomes Official Member of the Responsible Mica Initiative

AkzoNobel has formalized its membership of the Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI), which aims at establishing responsible and sustainable mica supply chains.

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Leybold UK Shortlisted for the 2021 Employer of the Year Award

The manufacturer of vacuum systems Leybold UK made it to the finals of the Employer of the Year Award 2021.

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BASF Released the 2021-2022 Automotive Color Trends Collection

SUPERPOSITION is this year’s colour collection by BASF, focused on simultaneity and functionality.

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Dürr Supplies Cellforce with a System for Coating Electrodes

The Dürr Group will provide German battery manufacturer Cellforce Group with a system that can simultaneously coat both electrode sides. Dürr is one of the few suppliers of this technology.

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Vincent Robin is the New Vice President, PPG's Global Automotive Coatings

From November 1, Vincent Robin will serve as Vice President, PPG's Global Automotive Coatings.

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AGM Joined the Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre

AGM has joined GEIC, an engineering centre specialised in the development of graphene applications.

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Olive Sprig is PPG's Colour of the Year 2022

PPG has chosen Olive Sprig as its colour of the year 2022. This sophisticated grey-green represents post-pandemic healing, regrowth and resilience.

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Rösler Provides an Interlinked, Automated Shot Blasting System at Stelweld

Polish manufacturer of complex steel weldments, Stelweld, has chosen Rösler’s RHBD 17/32-K continuous feed spinner hanger blast machine to automate its pre-treatment operations.

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