Issue: February 2012

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News from this issue

• PPCJ February Out Now
• in brief
• Opportunities for coatings industry in nanotechnology field
• Dow named as a top innovator
• Elcometer expands facilities in Europe
• People
• in brief
• MECS 2012 set for success in Dubai
• Glamorous & sustainable UV coatings
• Bayer commissions technical centre in Germany
• Coatings consumption in USA was worth US$23bn in 2011 says report
• Rising demand in Sub-Sahara
• Reichhold opens plant in Tianjin, China
• in brief
• ASTM international paint standard for testing acrylate resin volatiles
• AkzoNobel takes control of Metlac
• Turkish acquisition for Huntsman
• Tikkurila cuts 62 jobs in Finland
• EU round up – Seven ingredients added to EU’s list of substances of very high concern
• other news
• PPG commercialises Aerocron electrocoat
• BYK: making reporting easier
• Solvent-free deaerators by Evonik
• Renewable and biodegradable additive with 100% functionality
• going up