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  • Altana’s Elantas Makes Acquisition (May 29, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your early week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. There were quite a few deals and research announcements at the end of last week, and they...
  • Cytec to Sell Coatings Resins Biz (May 24, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your late week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. There are a lot of deals, openings and partnerships to look at this issue, so let's not...
  • BASF Goes Into Superconductor Biz (May 22, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your early week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. Coatings research and partnership are at an all-time high around the globe, and most of our...
  • Valspar Q2 Profit Up 36 Percent (May 17, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your late week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. Some lagging financials are being posted, and most look good for the paint industry but...
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  • ACS in the Books, Biorefining Gains Inertia (May 15, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your early week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. ACS 2012 is history, and it appears to have been another success, so there's not a lot of...
  • HB Fuller to Sell Central American Paint Biz to Pintuco (May 10, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your late week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. I've been in the industry for over 28 years, and this is the busiest I've ever seen it. ...
  • Shin-Etsu to Build HEC Plant in USA (May 8, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your early week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. There's lots going on in coatings and inks, here are the high points.
  • Arsenal Forges Plasticolors and Evonik/Colortrend Into ChromaFlo (May 2, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your late week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. We have a lot of financials and deals in this issue, so let's get started.
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  • Dow Sales Up 3 Percent, Results Down on Charges (May 1, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your early week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. Financial results continue to be reported, and the overall feeling is one of optimism,...
  • Dow Announces Further Expansion at Freeport, TX (Apr 26, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your late week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. First just a heads-up. The ACS is coming up on May 8-10, and it looks to be a great show. ...
  • AkzoNobel Profit Down on Raw Materials (Apr 24, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your early week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. After softening us up for a month with pre-announcements, the industry power players...
  • Toyo Ink and Yabang Group Form Organic Pigment JV (Apr 19, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your late week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. There is more news of corporate lash-ups for the purpose of acquiring market share. Let's...
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  • Bühler to Buy Leybold Optics (Apr 17, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your early week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. There were a bunch of new deals announced at the end of last week, along with further...
  • Sherwin-Williams Financial Advice Beats Street (Apr 12, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your late week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. The big players in the market are in the process of pre-announcing financials, and thus far...
  • PPG Gives Q1 Earnings Guidance (Apr 10, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your early week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. The industry is spooling up for financial announcements, and deals flew thick and fast...
  • PPG Partners with Physical Security LLC on Polyureas (Apr 5, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your late week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. A lot of companies announced product-promotional partnerships since our Tuesday letter, so...
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  • Regulators Green-light Reverdia (Apr 3, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your early week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. Every week, we see evidence that ours is turning into a bio-based world. Granted, these...
  • Dow to Build Plant in Saudi Arabia (Mar 29, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your late week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. There's a lot going on, so let's get started.
  • BASF Coatings Opens Application Center in Germany (Mar 27, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your early week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. There's a lot going on, so let's get started.
  • Quantum Kapital to Buy BASF’s IMEX (Mar 22, 2012)
    Hello and welcome to your late week international coatings industry update, brought to you by SpecialChem. It's been pretty busy in the world of coatings and inks, so let's forge ahead.
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