According to a recent report from Bloomberg News, BASF SE is reaching out to potential buyers regarding selling its coatings business. The Bloomberg News report says that BASF has set a valuation of approximately €6 billion ($6.81 billion). BASF reported sales of $4.7 billion in 2023, making it the seventh largest international paint and coatings company in Coatings […]
UV/EB curing offers key advantages for coil coatings, and coatings leaders are developing new technologies for their customers. David Savastano, Contributing Editor05.05.25 Coil coatings have pretty much been applied the same way for a very long time, but leading manufacturers are finding that energy-curable technologies offer key benefits. Paint and coating industry leaders are applying […]
OQ Chemicals will reinstate its name to OXEA. Strategic Value Partners, LLC and its affiliates, a global alternative investment firm with approximately $22 billion of assets under management, and Blantyre Capital Limited, a London-based investment manager with more than €2.7 billion of long-term capital commitments, announced that SVP-managed funds and Blantyre-managed funds have acquired OQ Chemicals, […]
The Eastern Coatings Show will be held at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City, NJ, May 13-15, 2025. Businesswomen in Coatings (BIC), an informative networking event, will be held during the Eastern Coatings Show (ESC) on May 14, 2025, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. The networking event allows women of all positions to mingle with other women in the […]
AkzoNobel’s Alumigrip 4250 basecoat and Alumigrip 4450 clearcoat system and a bespoke blue ‘tint’ used to create special effect. The color expertise and technical skills of AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings are behind a new aircraft livery for the Brazilian-based Azul Conecta with a tailplane that changes color in the blink of an eye. Known as ‘The Blue Chameleon’, the […]
Facility will meet rising regional demand for sustainably advantaged products. PPG announced the startup of a waterborne automotive coatings manufacturing plant in Samut Prakan, Thailand. The facility will enhance PPG’s local production capacity of waterborne basecoats and primers and help meet rising demand for sustainably advantaged coatings from automotive companies in Southeast Asia. With a production […]
The paint and coatings industry in the UAE is witnessing a notable shift in consumer preferences, with a growing inclination towards eco-friendly paints. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the most exciting, dynamic, and challenging market for domestic and global coating producers and suppliers. Known for some of the most iconic architectural marvels, […]
The topic of the panel discussion will be ‘Investing Financial & Intellectual Capital in An Ever-Changing Market.’ The Eastern Coatings Federation has announced the topic of its panel discussion will be “Investing Financial & Intellectual Capital in An Ever-Changing Market,” which will be held on May 14, 2025 during the Eastern Coatings Show, the largest coatings […]
NIO is a pioneer in the global smart electric vehicle market. BASF Coatings, a leading global supplier of innovative coatings, and NIO, a pioneer in the global smart electric vehicle market, have announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) aimed at establishing a strategic partnership to enhance cooperation in the automotive coatings sector. This […]
The European Coatings Show and the European Coatings Conference return to Nuremberg, Germany, from March 24-27. The leading exhibition for the international coating and paint industry, the European Coatings Show (ECS) plus Adhesives, Sealants, Construction Chemicals is held every two years at Messe Nuremberg in Nuremberg, Germany. In 2023, when the ECS returned after the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
