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Latest News from IRL and the Global Paints & Coatings Industry
IRL produces a free weekly newsletter detailing the highlights in the paints and coatings industry. Each week, CUBE will give readers a snippet of information from one of IRL's multi-client reports. With nearly 2,000 industry executives already subscribed, and more joining the mailing list each week, why not subscribe today?
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Nov 13, 20241 min read
Protech Group has Acquired the Industrial Coatings Business of Caldwell Chemical Coatings.
The Protech Group, announced the acquisition of the industrial coatings business and assets of Caldwell Chemical Coatings .......
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Oct 24, 20242 min read
Birla Carbon Launches Its First Asia Post Treatment Plant in India
Birla Carbon, one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon-based products, has announced the opening of its ......
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Sep 20, 20242 min read
Solenis Partners with HEIDELBERG to Innovate Barrier Coatings for Paper Packaging
Solenis has teamed up with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) to develop ...
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Sep 19, 20241 min read
Vallourec Expands its line Pipe Coating Solutions with the Acquisition of Thermotite do Brasil.
Vallourec, a global leader in premium seamless tubular solutions, to acquire 100% of Thermotite do Brasil, a Pipe Coating Provider.
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Sep 17, 20242 min read
DELTA Coatings Set to Broaden Its Polyurea Coatings Offering in Vietnam
DELTA Coatings International has revealed plans to strategically expand into Vietnam ...
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Sep 13, 20242 min read
Scientists Create Flexible Glove Coating from Lignin Using 3D Printing
Scientists at German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf have successfully developed a durable yet flexible glove coating...
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Sep 11, 20241 min read
FendX Successfully Concludes Pilot Phase of Protective Surface Coating Film in Collaboration with Dunmore
FendX Technologies has announced the successful completion of its pilot manufacturing phase ...
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Aug 28, 20242 min read
PPG Expands Capacity of Its Industrial Coatings Plant in Vietnam
PPG announced the completion of upgrades that have expanded the capacity of its Yen Phong industrial coatings plant in Bắc Ninh province....
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Aug 26, 20243 min read
Adapting to Crisis: The Russian Coatings Industry During the Ukraine Conflict
Overview The Russian coatings market has been facing significant challenges due to the ongoing war with Ukraine which severely impacted...
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Aug 26, 20241 min read
Barentz Set to Acquire Insuquim, a Leading Specialty Chemicals Distributor in Paraguay
Barentz has announced its acquisition of Insuquim S.R.L., a prominent distributor of specialty ...
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Aug 20, 20242 min read
Sparc Files a Patent for Improved Photocatalyst Coatings to Produce Green Hydrogen
Sparc Technologies has filed an Australian provisional patent application for its collaboration with the University of Adelaide. The goal...
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Aug 16, 20244 min read
Understanding the U.S. Paints and Coatings Market
The paints and coatings market in the United States is a cornerstone of the nation's industrial landscape, playing a crucial role in both...
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Aug 12, 20243 min read
Load Shedding's Ripple Effect on South Africa’s Paints and Coatings Industry
The South African paint and coatings industry faces severe challenges due to load shedding, which has exacerbated the.....
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Jul 23, 20241 min read
Lamoral Coatings Teams Up with Neochem Technologies to Develop Cutting-Edge Coating Solutions
Lamoral Coatings Netherlands (Lamoral) announces strategic partnership with Neochem Technologies ...
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Jul 18, 20243 min read
China's Paints and Coatings Market: A Key Player on the World Stage
China has always been a market leader across various segments in the world and paints & coatings industry has been one of the strongest.....
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Jul 15, 20241 min read
KRAHN Chemie Appointed as Distributor for Mitsubishi Chemical Europe's Polyols and Diols in the Benelux Region
KRAHN Chemie Benelux has embarked on a new partnership with Mitsubishi Chemical Europe ...
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Jul 10, 20242 min read
AkzoNobel Improved its Chinese Plant to Accommodate Rising Coatings Demand
A fully upgraded and automated manufacturing line is now operational at AkzoNobel's Suzhou facility in China, as part of a €14 million...
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Jul 8, 20242 min read
Beckers Pledges to Adopt Comprehensive Science-Based Targets, Aiming for Net Zero by 2050
Beckers becomes first coil coatings company to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050, aligning with its broader aim to cut emissions ...
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Jul 3, 20242 min read
Chinachem Group Collaborates with NAMI to Enhance Green Construction with "Peelable Nano Protective Coating"
Chinachem and NAMI have jointly developed a Peelable Nano Protective Coating which not only provides high degree of protection to building..
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Jul 1, 20241 min read
Evonik Announces Construction of Dispersion Technology Plant for Fumed Silica at Rheinfelden Site
Evonik has commissioned a new plant featuring innovative dispersion technology for fumed silica at its Rheinfelden site ...
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