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Edward Bulmer Natural Paint has secured a six-figure funding deal from NatWest, and its asset finance partner Lombard, to support its continued growth. The business, which is based in Pembridge, United Kingdom, produces a range of natural paints, and employs over 20 people.

The Shepherd Color Company has hired a new regional sales manager - APAC. With 20 years of experience in account management, research & development, technical sales, and marketing roles in the coatings industry, he will support customers and distributors in several countries, including India, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand. 

Researchers at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan have automated a complex and labor-intensive process for analyzing the results of X-ray diffraction studies, which are used to determine the structure of crystalline materials.

According to the report, the global carbon nanotubes (CNT) market has experienced renewed growth recently, driven by demand for conductive materials for lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and other energy storage applications, with many producers greatly increasing production capacities.

HMG Paints sponsored a new project, City of Champions, during the 2022 World Cup. Students from across North Manchester, England, have celebrated the World Cup with a football-themed event at Manchester’s newest independent cultural venue, Love Factory.

SUSBINCO, which Teknos is a part of, is a research project based on the search for sustainable and safe alternatives to current fossil-based binders and coatings. The project was launched in response to the coating industry's need to replace fossil-based raw materials, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

PPG’s GLIDDEN MAX FLEX™ spray paint and primer has been awarded a Best of What’s New Award 2022 by Popular Science magazine in the home category. Glidden Max Flex spray paint was awarded based on its revolutionary lacquer-based formula.

At an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (EGM) on November 30, 2022, Avantium’s shareholders unanimously endorsed the appointment of the the company's new CFO until the end of the annual general meeting (AGM) in 2027.

The project brought together 52 PPG volunteers who spent 156 hours on the school’s sports ground. PPG provided more than $11,500 (440,000 baht) in products and services to assist with the project, including 38 gallons (144 liters) of PPG SIGMACOVER^® epoxy paint for the sports ground.

ASK Chemicals says the new production facility serves the growing demand for solutions to drive forward decarbonization in the region. The company says a key pillar in its strategy to address the growing needs for environmentally friendly, zero-emission products is to accelerate the go-to-market of its inorganic binder technology.