Michelman.(PRICING CHANGES)
Michelman: July 14-15-25% increase on coatings and additives in . . .
Huber.(PRICING CHANGES)
Huber: July 1-8-12% increase for specialty grade silica . . .
Evonik.(PRICING CHANGES)
Evonik: Aug. 15--at least 10% increase for Vestanat crosslinkers in
the U.S.; Oct. 1-8% increase for Vestamin in . . .
DuPont.(PRICING CHANGES)
DuPont: Aug. 1-$0.15/lb. increase for bulk tank truck and rail car
and $0.20/lb. increase for drums of acrylic monomers and acrylates in
North America and Latin . . .
Dow Chemical.(PRICING CHANGES)
Dow Chemical: Sept. 1-$0.03-$0.15/lb. increase on oxygenated
solvents in North . . .
Cytec.(PRICING CHANGES)
Cytec: July 15-$0.10-$0.18/lb. increase on amino crosslinking
resins, $0.40/lb. increase on benzoquanamine resins, $0.03$0.13/lb.
increase on a variety of liquid coating resins and additives; . . .
Cray Valley.(PRICING CHANGES)
Cray Valley: Aug. 1-$0.09/lb. increase for its Wingtack resins
product . . .
BASF.(PRICING CHANGES)
BASF: Effective immediately--10% increase on acetylene-based
specialty intermediates; July 1-$0.97/lb. increase for solid resins and
polyols and $0.049/lb. increase for emulsions, solutions and . . .
Alberdingk Boley.(PRICING CHANGES)
Alberdingk Boley: Aug. 1-$0.03/lb. increase for all . . .
Wacker discontinues production of Pioloform.(Industry
News)
Wacker Chemie will discontinue production of its Pioloform polymer
binders effective Sept. 30, 2008. The Munich-based chemical group
recently announced this decision citing limited expectations . . .
Rohm and Haas Kankakee plant receives EPA award.(Industry
News)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Rohm and
Haas Kankakee, IL facility with their National Environmental Performance
Track Award for progress toward achieving environmental . . .
Lanxess to move headquarters to Cologne.(Industry News)
Lanxess AG plans to relocate its headquarters from Leverkusen to
Cologne, Germany. The move is to be completed by 2011. Lanxess has begun
discussions with the city of Cologne to identify possible . . .
CHINACOAT[R] 2008: from Nov. 26-28 Guangzhou will host this
annual exhibition, which has become the main attraction for companie
Since its inception in 1996, CHINACOAT has become the key event for
coatings, printing inks and adhesives suppliers who wish to enter,
expand and consolidate their positions in the Chinese market. . . .
Pigment suppliers directory.(Directory)
For more details on the products listed in this guide, contact the
companies directly.
Alex Color Company
Ashland, PA
(888) ALEX COLOR
Fax: (570) 875-0885
E-mail: joealex@alexcolor.com
. . .
Construction chemicals: a review of new technology trends,
capital investment and acquisition activity in the construction
chemi
Worldwide, the construction industry contributes significantly to
the global GDP, and is one of the most important elements of every
economy. Today's demands on buildings, roads, bridges, tunnels . . .
Biocides, fungicides and algaecides update: the movement to low-
and zero-VOC coatings has accelerated the conversion to a new g
The continued demand for coatings systems with low- and zero-VOC
content has given biocide manufacturers the opportunity to provide new
products and services.
"The movement to low- and zero-VOC . . .
Sherwin-Williams acquires Becker Powder Coatings in NA.
In acquisition news, earlier this year Sherwin-Williams acquired
Becker Powder Coatings in North America, a subsidiary of AB Wilh. Becker
based in Sweden. Headquartered in Columbus, OH, Becker . . .
Australia's Premier Sustainability Award.
On April 17, Dulux Powder Coatings took out the 2008 Premier's
Sustainability Award for Products and Services in Melbourne, Australia.
The award, presented by Victorian Premier John Brumby, . . .
Powder coatings: because of the dual advantage of durability and
environmental friendliness, powder coatings will likely continu
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The global powder coatings market has grown from $3.6 billion in
2001 to $4.5 billion in 2006. Asia Pacific has led the globe in growth,
while Europe has been flat and . . .
Business bootcamp for global companies: a tool for competitive
advantage in a global environment.(Business Comer: STRATEGIES S
A
Do all global companies routinely take their strategy through the
"what-ifs" screens associated with running their business? We
are advocating broadening the use of strategy analysis, not . . .
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