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Materials manufacturer Covestro, Leverkusen, Germany, will continue production in Tarragona, Spain, beyond 2020.

BASF's Coatings division inaugurated a new, world-scale automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Caojing, Shanghai, China.

Wacker Chemical Corp., part of the global chemical group Wacker Chemie AG, is planning a number of concurrent expansion projects to support regional growth and demand for silicones and HDK pyrogenic silica.

John Tsavalas and Don Sundberg have joined forces to offer a workshop on core-shell latex particles, fundamental aspects of morphology control.

HMG Paints Ltd. brought home two BCF Awards, including the inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Award, and the Coatings Training Institute Student of the Year award for HMG's Laboratory Technician, Darren James.

Tires that have reached the end of the road are being harvested for carbon black and used to produce powder coatings in a new cooperation between AkzoNobel and Dutch company Black Bear.

Specialty chemical distributor Azelis has opened a new, state-of-the-art, US CASE headquarters office in Cincinnati.

TCI Powder Coatings, a subsidiary of RPM International Inc., has named a new Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.

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.