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PRA issues "Call for Papers" for its 7th International Woodcoatings Congress
The seventh PRA Woodcoatings Congress will be held in Amsterdam on 12 - 13 October, 2010. This important international forum for the woodcoatings industry has been held every two years since 1998.
As in previous years, the 7th Woodcoatings Congress embraces all new technical developments in coatings and treatments for interior and exterior wood applications. [8 Feb 2010]
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Jotun paints the world's biggest bridge
Jotun will supply 400,000 litres of paint to the bridge in China, which has a designed length of 6,2 km. The paint supply contract for Taizhou Yangtze Bridge in Jiangsu Province in China is an important milestone in the bridge segment. It was signed by Jotun Protective Coating China in December 2009. [29 Jan 2010]
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AkzoNobel builds UK R&D lab
AkzoNobel is investing almost €10 million to further boost the innovative power of the UK site where performance coatings which now protect many of the world's iconic structures and ships were first developed. [28 Jan 2010]
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Eastman Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Results
Eastman Chemical Company has announced a loss of $0.44 per diluted share for fourth quarter 2009 versus a loss of $0.03 per diluted share for fourth quarter 2008. [28 Jan 2010]
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Sherwin-Williams reports 2009 year-end financial results
The Sherwin-Williams Company announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. Compared to the same periods last year, consolidated net sales decreased 5.9% to $1.60 billion in the quarter and 11.1% to $7.09 billion in the year due primarily to weak paint sales volume. [26 Jan 2010]
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DuPont reports fourth quarter earnings per share
DuPont's fourth-quarter 2009 earnings were $.48 per share, compared to a fourth-quarter 2008 loss of $.70 per share. [26 Jan 2010]
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Jotun Italy paints enormous vessels
Jotun Italy recently won the contract to deliver 1,560,000 litres of paint for three enormous ships in Italy. The vessels are some of the largest ships ever painted by Jotun in its long history. [25 Jan 2010]
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Sun Chemical and Graphic Security Systems Corporation Sign License Agreement
Graphic Security Systems Corporation (GSSC) and Sun Chemical have signed a license agreement that utilizes Sun Chemical's proprietary security solutions with GSSC's technologies, expanding capabilities to authenticate branded consumer products and increase protection levels against counterfeiters. [25 Jan 2010]
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Asian Paints has announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended Dec 31, 2009
Asian Paints consolidated net sales increases by 22.5% for the quarter, while consolidated net profit for the quarter was up by 236.5% [20 Jan 2010]
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Hexion Announces Plans To Sell Italian Solvent-borne Coating Resins Business to Tenax
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Italian solvent-borne alkyd and polyester coating resins business to an affiliate of Tenax group, an Italian-based company that produces similar products. [20 Jan 2010]
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AkzoNobel positioned for progress says CEO in annual address
AkzoNobel CEO Hans Wijers says the company's ability to adapt to the new world reality has put it in a strong position to reinforce its status as a global industry leader. [15 Jan 2010]
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Eastman Acquires Specialty Polymers Manufacturing Facility in China
Eastman Chemical Company has completed the acquisition of Tongxiang Xinglong Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., a cellulose-based specialty polymers manufacturing facility located near Shanghai, China. [15 Jan 2010]
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BASF Coatings and European vocational schools optimise spraypainter training
Successful premiere of Paintwork@Europe in Münster - Modules for trainees to be in place in five European countries by 2011. [18 Dec 2009]
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New management appointments at DSM
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, has announced a number of management changes. [16 Dec 2009]
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Bayer makes greener strides towards carbon reduction
Staff at Bayer's UK headquarters in Newbury, taking their lead from the world climate summit in Copenhagen, have generated a host of ideas on how to re-use, recycle, and reduce waste after being challenged to come up with creative thoughts. [15 Dec 2009]
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RPM announces release date, conference call and webcast for fiscal 2010 second-quarter results
RPM International has announced that it will release its fiscal 2010 second-quarter results before the stock market opens on Wednesday, January 6, 2010. The results will be issued via newswire and also will be available on the RPM web site at www.rpminc.com. [15 Dec 2009]
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Ashland Inc. to sell wood rosin and terpenes business to TorQuest Partners
Ashland has announced that its subsidiary, Hercules Incorporated, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its refined wood rosin and natural wood terpenes business (Hercules Specialty Resins), formerly known as Pinova, to a new company formed by TorQuest Partners, a leading Canadian private equity fund manager. [15 Dec 2009]
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Keeping those windows tight
Results from the German Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) pilot project have revealed how much in the way of greenhouse gas emissions is connected to the manufacture of joint sealants for window frames and laminating adhesives - and what percentage of emissions can be cut through their usage, reports Henkel. [14 Dec 2009]
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Jotun to supply paint for 10 newbuilding vessels in Turkey
Jotun Turkey recently signed their largest new-building contract in 2009 so far. Jotun will supply paint for 10 newbuilding vessels, which will be delivered to one of the leaders in shipping and shipbuilding industries, Palmali Shipping Group. [14 Dec 2009]
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Huntsman and Zamil Group plan new morpholine and diglycolamine® agent joint venture in Saudi Arabia
Huntsman Corporation and the Zamil Group Holding Company have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to explore the feasibility of constructing and operating a morpholine and Diglycolamine® Agent amines joint venture in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. [11 Dec 2009]
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Eastman discontinues Beaumont, Texas, industrial gasification project
Eastman Chemical Company has announced that it has decided to discontinue its Beaumont, Texas, industrial gasification project. This decision was made due to a number of factors, including high capital costs. [9 Dec 2009]
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PPG paint wins Good Housekeeping award
PPG's Olympic coatings have earned another prestigious honor: the Good Housekeeping Seal. [8 Dec 2009]
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AkzoNobel develops paint range for Martha Stewart Living brand
AkzoNobel, in partnership with The Home Depot in North America, has developed a new range of high quality paints under the prestigious Martha Stewart Living brand. [8 Dec 2009]
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Sun Chemical issues first report on sustainability
Sun Chemical released its first sustainability report which provides data-driven performance measurement for seven key sustainability metrics to help customers and consumers understand the company's environmental impact. [8 Dec 2009]
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Masdar and Jotun together for climate
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, is supporting the 350.org international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis. The company asked Jotun to provide water-based paints for marking kerbstones with "Masdar Supports 350.org". [7 Dec 2009]
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