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Feb 3, 2022 | Industry News
Westlake Chemical Corporation has completed the acquisition of Hexion Inc.’s global epoxy business for approximately $1.2 billion in an all-cash transaction. With this transaction, Westlake will...
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Jan 21, 2022 | Industry News
Axalta Coating announced its Global Automotive Color of the Year 2022 – Royal Magenta. The selection for the eighth edition of the exclusive Global Automotive Color of the Year, Royal Magenta, is a...
Jan 20, 2022 | Industry News
PPG has announced that it will invest more than $10 million (9 million euros) to expand production of automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) coatings at its site in Weingarten, Germany...
Jan 17, 2022 | Product News
Arkema has been granted UL Yellow Card certification for two new polyamide 11 powder coating grades for use in electric vehicle battery systems and other applications. Both grades achieved CTI...
Jan 6, 2022 | Industry News
BASF releases Color Report 2021 for Automotive OEM Coatings, which puts a sharper point on the popularity of certain color spaces while knocking some perennial favorites down a few points...
Dec 15, 2021 | Product News
PPG has launched PPG DELTRON® NXT refinish system. Major features incorporated in the PPG DELTRON® NXT system include more than 30 new toners that comprise the latest liquid pearls and effects...
Dec 2, 2021 | Industry News
PPG has announced the start-up of expanded automotive OEM clearcoat production at its facility in Erlenbach, Germany. The €3 million project nearly doubles the site’s capacity for premium clearcoats...
Nov 25, 2021 | Industry News
BASF has recently signed an agreement with StarChase Motorsports Mongolia LLC, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Wearnes-StarChase Group in Mongolia. Under the agreement, StarChase will be the...
Nov 17, 2021 | Industry News
LANXESS put a new production line for the manufacture of water-based compounds into operation in Nantong, China. Typical areas of application are flat materials for automobile interiors, i.e...
Nov 12, 2021 | Product News
Evonik's Coating Additives business line has used an innovative process technology at its Hanau site to develop four new fumed silicas from the AEROSIL® family that are much easier to disperse...