Fresh Paint
deal is expected by the end of September.
Lord Corporation is a major technology company active
in a number of industries including coatings. The transaction includes all intangible assets of the company’s
resilient floor coatings business that generate revenue in
the U.S., Europe and China. This business supplies coating
systems that can protect or preserve the qualities of polymeric and wood flooring. Subject to regulatory approval,
completion is expected by the end of September.
DUNN-EDWARDS TO OPEN NEW TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Dunn-Edwards Corporation has announced plans to build
a 40,000-square-foot coatings technology center on its Los
Angeles, CA campus. The new facility will consolidate the
paint manufacturer’s existing research, product development and quality assurance laboratories in one location.
According to Dennis Kromer, president, the center will
be known as the Ken Edwards Coatings Technology
Center. Ken Edwards is the company CEO and son of co-founder Arthur Edwards. “Ken has been the driving force
over the years to make Dunn-Edwards a leader in R&D,”
Kromer said. “The new center will serve as a foundation
for us to continue to develop innovative new coatings
technology and superior performing products.”
He pointed out that the center will house a 75-seat lecture hall to accommodate educational presentations and
host industry and regulatory workshops. “As a leader in
R&D, Dunn-Edwards has always believed in the importance of educating and inspiring others in the coatings
industry.”
Dunn-Edwards has been reorganizing its laboratories
to center around three teams: research, product development and quality assurance. In the new contiguous
space, these teams will be able to easily integrate and
collaborate. Marketing will be housed in the center,
ensuring communications and outreach about product
development and the new tech center are in alignment.
BASF COATINGS OPENS DESIGN
STUDIO IN EUROPE IN MÜNSTER
BASF Coatings has opened its first Design Studio in
Europe for the coatings industry near its headquarters
and production plant in Münster, Germany. The studio
covers a total area of about 300 square meters of the converted former Villa Kaven, including a presentation space
of about 180 square meters. In representative showrooms,
existing customers and other interested parties from the
automotive industry are given information on the current
color trends in the automotive industry and are provided
with solutions for the coating of their particular vehicle
models.
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