Coatings World - April 2008

potential in markets in Eastern and Central Europe, represents a key next step for our business,” said Jim Forte, global brand & intellectual property licensing manager, DuPont Titanium Technologies (DTT).

Sniezka is the third producer in Central Europe to use the DuPont Teflon brand in its coatings lines after Fabryo in Romania and Megachim in Bulgaria.

that are manufactured both for export as well as domestic sale. The coatings are made and sold in China, Vietnam and Malaysia, and distributed to 15 other countries throughout Asia.

Founded in 1992, Inchem has more than 400 employees across its four manufacturing plants and sales of approximately $30 million.

“This acquisition reaffirms our com-

NANSULATE COATING
TO BE SOLD IN NEW ZEALAND

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., announced that the company’s patented Nansulate energy saving protective coatings will be sold by New Zealand’s largest building material supply company in its chain of 55 home improvement retail megastores, “PlaceMakers,” through an agreement reached by the company’s New Zealand distributor, Matrex Cold Patch N.Z. Ltd.

“PlaceMakers is the home improvement megastore of New Zealand and we are pleased that our Nansulate product line has been chosen to be sold through their retail chain,” said Francesca Crolley vice president of operations and marketing, Industrial Nanotech. “Nansulate HomeProtect has become an increasingly popular product for home-owners as energy prices continue to rise. It gives them a cost efficient, easy to use way to lower their energy costs and improve the environment.”

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS TO ACQUIRE
THE LIQUID COATINGS SUBSIDIARIES
OF INCHEM HOLDINGS ASIA

The Sherwin-Williams Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Liquid Coatings subsidiaries of Inchem Holdings of Inchem Holdings International Limited.

Headquartered in Singapore, Inchem produces coatings applied to wood and plastic products in Asia. These waterborne, solvent-based and UV curable coatings are applied to furniture, cabinets, flooring and electronic products

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