Paint & Coating News

PPG SIGMAGLIDE®2390 Marine paint is a breakthrough technology that will help shipowners reduce power consumption and carbon emissions, meet the need for higher performance without adversely affecting the Marine environment.

• PPG

According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on March 9, in February 2023, China's industrial producer prices fell by 1.4% year-on-year, and remained flat month-on-month.

• Raw Materials

Basf has started production of its first bio-based polyol Sovermol® at its Mangalore site in India to meet the rapidly growing demand for environmentally friendly products in the Asia-Pacific region for new energy vehicles (NEVs), wind power.

• BASF

Sabre, a New Zealand-based company, has launched a range of polyurethane adhesives for laminating, building and construction, thermal insulation and flooring.

• polyurethane adhesives

Annual output of 2000 tons of high-performance waterborne paint products and automation system technical renovation project

• water-based paint

The ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) rose 5.4% in February from the previous month, mainly due to higher chemical prices by region.

• IPEX

After reaching the production capacity of 100,000 tons of silicone emulsion and silicone oil products.

• silicone

At the beginning of February, Longqi took the lead in sending a letter to increase the price of titanium dioxide, up 1000 yuan/ton, and the international price rose 150 dollars/ton.

• Titanium Dioxide

On March 3, Arkema appeared at the 2023 Zhangjiagang (Shanghai) Investment Promotion Conference of "Jianghai Joint Meeting in Zhangjiagang" and announced a successful capital increase of 500 million yuan in Zhangjiagang.

• arkema

On February 25, Korla Economic and Technological Development Zone (hereinafter referred to as the Development Zone) held a ceremony for the resumption of major projects in the first quarter of 2023.

• degradable project

Recently, the Eco-environment Bureau of Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, issued the Public Notice on the approval of the environmental impact assessment document of the construction project to be made on March 3, 2023.

• Construction

At the beginning of February, Longqi took the lead in sending a letter to increase the price of titanium dioxide, up 1000 yuan/ton, and the international price rose 150 dollars/ton.

• Titanium Dioxide

On March 1st, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Yike high-end resin New Material Industrial Park project and the transformation and supporting projects of Bio-based aviation fuel technology of Heike Group was held in the Chemical Industry Park of Dongyin

• resin new material

A few days ago, in response to shareholders' questions on the investment platform, Huajin Shares said that the fine chemical and raw material engineering project of North Industries Group has completed the approval, environmental assessment.

• Construction

Recently, Anhui Xinyuan Technology Co., LTD. (referred to as: Xinyuan Technology, company) IPO application accepted by the Shanghai Stock Exchange, to land on the main board.

• IPO

Recently, Anhui Bozhou Lixin County ecological environment Bureau released the "Anhui Excellence Paint Co., LTD.

• water-based coating

Scott_ Bader France is pleased to announce a new partnership with SAFIC-ALCAN SAS, effective immediately, for the distribution of Texipol rheology modifiers and Texicryl acrylic dispersions across France.

• Scott
• Bader

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €15 million loan to Akkim Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Akkim) in Türkiye to finance the establishment of the first local epoxy resin manufacturing plant at its premises in Yalova.

• EBRD

BRB Silanil® 533 ESO, an epoxy functional silane oligomer containing gamma-glycidoxy groups and methoxy groups. It provides less emission of methyl alcohol upon hydrolysis, when comparing with monomeric epoxy silanes.

• BRB

KANSAI HELIOS has completed its acquisition of CWS Lackfabrik GmbH (“CWS”). The deal was first announced at the end of November 2022.

• KANSAI
• HELIOS