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DuPont Performance Coatings to be renamed Axalta Coating Systems

20 February 2013

The Carlyle Group has completed its acquisition of DuPont Performance Coatings for US$4.9bn and has announced that the company, a global supplier of coatings to the transportation and industrial sectors, is being renamed Axalta Coating Sy...

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BASF’s automotive plant in Shanghai to open in 2014

20 February 2013

BASF Shanghai Coatings Co, Ltd broke ground recently on its automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai. This state-of-the-art production facility is scheduled to commence operation in early 2014. It compl...

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‘Global demand for emulsion polymers to exceed 13Mt in 2016’ report reveals

15 October 2012

Global demand for emulsion polymers is forecast to rise over 5%/yr to 13.3Mt (dry basis) in 2016. Advances will be fuelled by increased production of water-based paints, coatings and adhesives, which ...