CCP announces changes.(Global News)

When I read the recent press release from IRL outlining their latest profile of the Italian Paint Industry, I was not surprised to learn that of the 900 paint manufacturers in Italy an estimated 40% of companies employ rive or less people. Over the years I have installed many powder ......

Key trends for resin manufacturers in 2007 include supply and demand and innovation. Forces that come to bear on the paint and coatings sector also, of course, directly influence the resins market. The slow down in the U.S. housing market, continued regulatory pressures around the globe, and tight availability for ......

Akzo Nobel, Arnhem, The Netherlands, has announced the sale of two of its coatings product units. The transactions will conclude the company's major divestment initiative, which has been undertaken to strengthen its financial position and maneuverability. The company has signed an agreement to sell its ultraviolet/electron beam (UV/EB) Resins business ......

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Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 7201 Hamilton Blvd. Allentown, PA 18195 Toll Free: 800.345.3148 Fax: 610.481.4381 www.airproducts.com/coatings Air Products features water-based epoxy resins and curing agents including new Anquawhite[TM] 100 curative for nonyellowing floor coatings. Also highlighted are Surfynol[R], Dynol[TM], and EnviroGem[R] Gemini-based multi-functional additives for water-based coatings, and Airflex[R] ......

The rapidly evolving market conditions for paint and coating resins have left many manufacturers in a difficult situation. High raw material costs and shortages of key commodity chemicals and other ancillary goods such as steel and aluminum have already begun to have a significant impact on the industry. These economic ......

The ATOFINA affiliate company, CCP (Kansas City, MO), has announced its entry into the North American Powder Coatings Resin business in 2002. The business unit will offer a range of functional polyester powder coatings resins, including specialty resins and additives. The company will provide a full spectrum of both liquid ......