Coatings COMET Outlook and Highlights — March 2007
Leaders
- Where will the coatings industry be in 5-10 years?
- Small and large producers contribute to Russia's growing paint industry
- Antimicrobial coatings, a thriving business
Companies news
- Russkie Kraski expects 28% market growth in Russia
- Japan's Kansai Paints celebrates 18% hike in net income
- Hempel post bumper year on construction as global activity increases
- BASF Coatings sees sales leap ahead in 2006
- Volumes slide at H.B. Fuller on weak North American sales
- Sherwin-Williams buys M.A. Bruder & Sons
- Sika sells German bituminous coatings
- 3M offers to buy UK's E. Wood Holdings
- Mitsui Chemicals acquires toner resins from Japan's Sekisui Chemical
- RPM take control of UK's Tor Coatings with expansion in mind
- SigmaKalon sells Belgium site to Arpadis Group
- Perstorp targets Middle East growth and eyes resin and coating formulators
Manufacturing news
- DuPont opens negotiations for new leading-edge TiO2 plant in China
- India's Visen sets sights on Sharjan Free Trade Zone
- Dutch Organik tests out water-based emulsions at Rotterdam plant
- Russian TiO2 demand is catalyst for DuPont centre of know-how
Markets news
- Ink makers groan under strain of extra services
- Profits under pressure in UK and France at Kingfisher
- UK DIY retail continues fall
Economic trends
- Eurozone wage rise set to accelerate
Also in print – abstracts of the following...
- China's output of adhesives
- Adhesive manufacture in New Zealand
- China's polyurethane market
- Self-cleaning coatings
- The global pigments market
Statistical supplement
- German paint production statistics for the third quarter 2006
- US paints and coatings statistics for 2006
Further details of all
abstracts are available in
Coatings COMET.
