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Article: Lawsuit targets auto-refinish suppliers. (Industry ...
Paint & Coatings Industry;  October 1, 2002 ;     622 words ... ... as a result of that inquiry. The California lawsuit is reported to be one of several such legal actions filed against the auto-refinish paint makers. Industry sources said several lawsuits have been consolidated into a single proceeding in U.S. District ...

Article: BASF takes over auto refinish JV in Australia. ...
Coatings World;  August 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...* BASF Coatings Ag has taken over the entire auto refinish business of Wattyl Ltd. BASF and Wattyl merged their businesses in 1999, founding BASF Warty1 Coatings Pty. Ltd. BASF had controlled ...

Article: Akzo Nobel to build U.S. auto-refinish R&D, ...
Paint & Coatings Industry;  October 1, 2003 ;     432 words ... ... addition, Akzo Nobel said it will also build a new high-tech dispersion facility to produce its Sikkens Autobase Plus auto-refinish paint for the North American market. The dispersion facility will produce highly concentrated intermediate products that ...

Article: Asian PPG Industries Ltd. to Acquire Auto Refinish ...
Business Wire;  February 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... wholetime director, ICI India Ltd. "PPG will get a great platform to further consolidate their leadership position in the auto refinish segment and ICI can focus on its aggressive growth strategy in other areas." About PPG Pittsburgh-based PPG is a global ...

Article: Plan to slash VOC limits on auto-refinish coatings ...
Paint & Coatings Industry;  March 1, 2004 ;     489 words ... ... have "drastic consequences for the industry." The measure would establish VOC limits of 3.5 pounds per gallon for an auto-refinish color base and 2.1 lb/gal for the clear coat, with no averaging of the two coats allowed to meet the combined VOC limit ...

Article: Sherwin--Williams Buys Two Coaters, Enters European Auto ...
Chemical Week;  April 19, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... plan is to focus more on Europe, and this deal is a logical extension," says Curran. "It is already big in the U.S. auto refinish market. The company is bulking up its industrial coatings business, which is underrepresented compared to its architectural ...

Article: ASIAN PAINTS UPDATES ON ITS ACQUISITION OF ICI INDIA'S ...
The Hindustan Times;  March 16, 2007 ;     329 words ... ... Asian Paints Ltd., has informed BSE that the consideration of Rs. 45 crores for acquiring a portion of ICI India's auto refinish business comprising of its advanced refinish range (2K) has been paid by Asian PPG Industries Ltd., and the balance consideration ...