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Archives :: Markets :: Specialty Chemicals :: Paints and Coatings
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May 23, 2013
DSM has opened a manufacturing plant at Geleen, Netherlands, for the production of the company’s antireflective coatings, marketed as KehpriCoat. The coating is primarily...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/DSM-opens-antireflective-coatings-plant-in-Netherlands_51690.html May 23, 2013
PPG Industries says it has started manufacturing protective and marine coatings (PMC) at the company’s facility at Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland. The facility became a part...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/PPG-starts-production-of-protective-and-marine-coatings-at-Poland-facility_52252.html May 23, 2013
Clariant will build a pigment preparations plant at Tangerang, Indonesia, as part of a series of investments to strengthen support for customers in China, India, and Indonesia. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Clariant-invests-in-pigments-in-Indonesia-China-and-India_51676.html May 22, 2013
Specialty chemicals and advanced materials firm Rockwood Holdings' (Princeton, NJ) sale of certain business units has attracted interest from various private equity suitors, according...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Reports-Rockwoods-divestment-of-noncore-assets-sparks-private-equity-interest_52229.html May 21, 2013
Solazyme (San Francisco) and AkzoNobel have entered into an agreement to develop ingredients for Akzo’s surfactants and coatings products using Solazyme’s algae-based...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/AkzoNobel-Solazyme-ink-oils-pact_52067.html May 21, 2013
PPG Industries has completed the previously announced acquisition of certain assets of privately owned specialty coatings firm Deft (Irvine, CA), PPG has announced...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/PPG-completes-acquisition-of-aerospace-coatings-firm_52197.html May 16, 2013
Oxiteno, the specialty chemicals arm of Ultrapar (São Paulo), achieved an Ebitda of 81 million Reais ($40 million) during the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Oxitenos-Ebitda-increases-21-percent-supported-by-weaker-currency-and-higher-volumes_52049.html May 14, 2013
Valspar (Minneapolis) on Tuesday reported adjusted net income for the fiscal second quarter, ended 26 April, of $83 million, up 3.8% year-on-year (YOY), from $80 million. Adjusted earnings per share came to 91 cts, up 8.3% YOY, from 84 cents....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Valspar-earnings-up-on-flat-sales_51991.html May 10, 2013
Evonik has started basic engineering for a production plant for precipitated silica in Brazil and expects to complete the plant by 2015, subject to approval from respective bodies and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Evonik-starts-basic-engineering-for-silica-site-in-Brazil-continues-to-expand-global-silica-capacity_51908.html May 8, 2013
Solazyme (San Francisco) and AkzoNobel announced today that they have entered into an agreement to develop ingredients for AkzoNobel's surfactants and coatings products using...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/AkzoNobel-and-Solazyme-ink-algae-based-oils-development-deal_51869.html May 3, 2013
Private equity firm Sun Capital (Boca Raton, FL) says it will combine five of the packaging companies its owns under its Exopack Holdings (Spartanburg, SC) investment. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Sun-Capital-to-combine-packaging-investments-under-Exopack_51745.html May 1, 2013
Wolf Group (Tallin) has acquired a 40% stake in Elasteq do Brasil (São Paolo), the group announced. Elasteq specializes in the manufacture and sale of waterproofing...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Estonias-Wolf-Group-acquires-stake-in-Brazil-sealants-producer_51632.html April 26, 2013
Coatings makers are mostly optimistic about the industry’s outlook as the North American construction market rebounds and the industrial coatings markets experience solid growth...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Housing-rebound-cost-stability-are-boons-for-paint-makers_51466.html April 26, 2013
Lanxess says it has acquired PCTS Specialty Chemicals (Singapore) for an undisclosed amount....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Lanxess-acquires-Singapore-based-biocides-company-PCTS_51430.html April 26, 2013
Georgia-Pacific (Atlanta) plans to acquire Buckeye Technologies (Memphis, TN) in a $1.5-billion deal including debt, the companies have announced. The transaction will result in...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Georgia-Pacific-to-acquire-chemical-cellulose-manufacturer-in-$1-5-billion-deal_51518.html April 25, 2013
Tikkurila (Helsinki), the former paints and coatings subsidiary of Kemira, says revenue for the first quarter of 2013 decreased by 6.9%, to €138.4 million ($181.2 million)...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Tikkurila-reports-good-first-quarter-profitability-despite-weak-market-development_51444.html April 25, 2013
Elementis's (London) first-quarter sales volumes increased across most segments, the company announced today in an interim management statement. Specialty products sales volumes during...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Elementiss-first-quarter-sales-volumes-increase-across-most-segments_51455.html April 24, 2013
Ferro has reported first-quarter net income of $800,000 down 78.9% from the same quarter last year, on sales down 9.1% year-on-year (YOY), to $418 million. Excluding discontinued...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Ferro-earnings-top-estimates-despite-sales-decline_51432.html April 19, 2013
Sherwin-Williams (SW) reports first-quarter gains on strong demand for architectural paint at its retail paint stores and reaffirmed its forecast for more than 20% profit annual...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Retail-business-lifts-Sherwin-Williams-first-quarter-profits_51281.html April 18, 2013
Cytec has announced first-quarter earnings down 36.9% YOY, to $33.5 million, or 73 cts/share, on sales up 26.3%, to $477.4 million. Excluding special items, however, earnings rose...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Cytec-earnings-fall-short-of-estimates-guidance-cut-due-to-economic-risk_51297.html |
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