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M&A Update
15 Mergers & acquisitions update
A last minute rush of deals occurred over the past few months, which Louis McCulloch has detailed
Resins
16 Carbon reduction
More emphasis is put on less VOCs in coatings and Corbion Purac has developed a renewable lactide for
sustainable coatings resins
20 Weather beater
Fluoroethylene vinyl ether resins compare favourably for weather resistance as PVDF resins, as AGC Chemicals Americas discusses
28 Waterborne dispersions
Exterior wood surface protection, using a hybrid alkyd
dispersion, has been designed and developed by Allnex
Powder Coatings
34 Balancing act
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings talks about its two coat-one-bake technology
Inks
36 News
Sun Chemical acquires shares of Colombian ink supplier and Flint Group expands its range of low migration inks
38 UV curing
Shorter lead times with UV curing capabilities are reducing costs but still provide high quality and flexibility as Flint Group discusses
Country Reports
40 Trade harmony
Growth in both the USA and Canada are showing advances with EU export agreements
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43 American Coatings Show
In April the ACS 2014 will take place in Atlanta, Georgia
Country Focus
45 Brazil
Paints and coatings are looking to increase during the next few years in Brazil with the World Cup and Olympics on
the horizon
Global Colour
47 Automotive colour
Axalta’s 2013 automotive industry colour report has now been published
Coatings Congress
50 Technical coatings
Regular features
3 From the editor
4 News
8 Diary
10 Letter from America
12 Powder Matters
14 Business Matters
51 Applications
52 Products
The 2nd ETCC event will be held in Cologne later this year
