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Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA has signed a contract to purchase family-owned Tupahue Tintas, a market leader in Brazil for flexo and gravure printing inks and varnishes located in Diadema (São Paulo).

The British Coatings Federation (BCF), in association with the Painting and Decorating Association and the Scottish Decorator's Federation, has launched a new initiative, PaintSafe, which aims to promote the safe use of paint and related products and provide best practices for decorators and other applicators during preparation, application and drying.

Tnemec Co. Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance coatings and linings, has named a new Vice President of Business Development/Customer Experience.

Coatings manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings Inc. (APC) has named a new President.

HEINKEL Drying and Separation Group, Besigheim, Germany, opened a new office and assembly hall on Nov. 15, 2017 in Foshan, near Guangzhou, China.

Dominion Colour Corp. (DCC) has officially completed its corporate rebranding, with new corporate website, corporate video and social media platforms.

Carbon black supplier Orion Engineered Carbons has completed construction of a new carbon black production line at its plant in Yeosu, South Korea.

BASF's Coatings division inaugurated a new automotive coatings plant at its Bangpoo manufacturing site, Samutprakarn province, Thailand.

RadTech, the non-profit for ultraviolet and electron beam (UV+EB) processes, announced the formation of RadLaunch, a unique, technology accelerator that will support early-stage start-ups and small businesses as they drive advancements in clean, sustainable, efficient, and energy-saving, next-generation technologies.

A report from Wageningen Food & Biobased Research commissioned by RIVM (the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) has revealed a number of promising biobased alternatives to the controversial polar aprotic solvents NMP, DMAc and DMF.