Dec 17, 2018 | Industry News
His Royal Highness The Duke of York has officially opened the £60m Masdar Building which houses the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre at The University of Manchester. The key areas within the...
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PPG has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Whitford. Whitford specializes in manufacturing low-friction, wear-resistant coatings for industrial applications in automotive, aerospace, energy...
LANXESS has planned to strengthen its global asset base for flame retardant additives with investments of around EUR 200 million. LANXESS has expanded its market position additives after integrating...
Dec 14, 2018 | Industry News
AkzoNobel N.V. has signed and closed the acquisition of Swire Industrial Limited's minority interest in the AkzoNobel Swire Paints (ANSP) joint venture. Having held the majority share in the...
Dec 13, 2018 | Industry News
Inspired by the extraordinary characteristics of polar bear fur, lotus leaves and gecko feet, engineering researchers have developed a new way to make arrays of nanofibers that could bring us...
Circa Group has received authorization from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to manufacture or import up to 100 tones/year of its bio-based solvent Cyrene™ in the European Union, after receiving...
Dec 12, 2018 | Industry News
BASF, together with its long-term partner and customer, Guangdong TGPM Automotive Industry Group Co. Ltd. (TGPM), has inaugurated the BASF-TGPM Automotive Refinish Competence Center (RCC). This new...
PPG Comex that manufactures architectural, industrial and other paints and coatings products has celebrated the 65th anniversary of its founding and subsequent transformation over the years. The...
Dec 11, 2018 | Industry News
In a joint project, researchers from the Belgian NPO Sirris and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP have investigated technical coatings for additive manufacturing (TCAM) with...
Porsche AG has added Cromax® to its list of approved car paint repair brands, making all three of Axalta's premium global refinish brands – Cromax, Spies Hecker and Standox - authorized for use by...
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