Ferro Corp. has signed a definitive agreement with the shareholders of Egypt-based tile coatings manufacturer Al Salomi for Frit and Glazes (Al Salomi) to acquire 100 percent of the equity of Al Salomi.
The 32nd Biennial Western Coatings Symposium and Show was held in Las Vegas October 25-28. The event registered over 1,100 attendees, and including exhibitors and speakers, overall attendance was over 1,360 people, representing 15% growth over 2013 and 25% growth over 2011.
On November 19, the British Coatings Federation (BCF) launched its recommendations and interim report on how to create a circular economy for leftover paint at the House of Commons.
During the annual R&D 100 Awards event held on November 12 and 13, R&D Magazine honored Dow Coating Materials (DCM), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., with an R&D 100 Award.
IGM Resins has moved its offices, laboratory and technical team in Italy to 600 square meters of new space in the Gerenzano Insubrias Biopark near Milan.
An internal interdisciplinary project team at BYK Additives & Instruments that has developed CMR-free rheological additives to address amended labeling for n-ethylpyrrolidone (NEP) has received the company’s BYK Advance Innovation Prize.
Zochem Inc., a zinc oxide producer, will embark on several initiatives for 2016 to increase its existing presence in global markets outside of North America.
Axalta Coating Systems has commenced construction of its Asia Pacific Technology Center (APTC) that will develop coating technologies designed to provide customers in China and the greater Asia-Pacific region with the best and latest products and services.