As We Go To Press
DuPont, Shanghai GM team up
A new DuPont laboratory and manufacturing facilities in China are
accelerating the adoption of coatings with improved environmental
performance by Chinese automakers. DuPont’s technical center, located in Shanghai, and the manufacturing operations in Changchun
allow nearby DuPont scientists to
respond to local customers’ needs
quickly and efficiently.
Shanghai General Motors uses
advanced DuPont finishes, made in
Corporation. The site has an annual
capacity of 150,000 cars, and is not
affected by the General Motors bank-
ruptcy which includes only North
American operations.
China, on its Cruze model.
As an example, the new Shanghai
General Motors plant at Shenyang is
located just west of the DuPont
Changchun plant, and will use the
DuPont water-based coatings produced at that facility. Shanghai
General Motors is a joint venture
between General Motors and the
Shanghai Automotive Industry
“Shanghai General Motors has
demonstrated its commitment to
more sustainable processes by
designing this water-based coatings
technology into its new plant,” said
B.C. Chong, vice president and general manager, DuPont Automotive
OEM Coatings.” CW
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Index to Companies
epartment or feature with a significant reference to a manufacturer
of paint, coatings, adhesives and sealants. Subsidiaries are indexed under their own names.
3M ...................................... 20
Altana ................................... 20
Akzo Nobel ............................... 20
Arch Chemicals ............................ 20
AsianPaints .............................. 20
BASF ................................. 10, 20
Becker ................................... 20
BenjaminMoore ........................... 20
Berger Paints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Boero Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
BoysenPaints ............................. 20
Brillux ................................... 20
CIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cloverdale Paint ........................... 20
CMP ..................................... 20
Comex ................................... 20
Convenience Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
DaiNippon Toryo .......................... 20
DAW ..................................... 20
DiamondVogelPaint ....................... 20
Dunn-Edwards ............................ 20
DuPont .................................8, 20
Dyrup .................................... 20
Empils ................................... 20
FLHGroup ............................... 20
Flugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Forbo .................................... 20
Freeworld Coatings ......................... 20
FujikuraKasei ............................ 20
GrebeGroup .............................. 20
H.B. Fuller ................................ 20
Helios .................................... 20
Hempel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Henkel ................................... 20
ICAGroup ............................. 18, 20
IndustriasTitan ........................... 20
InverS.p.A. ............................... 20
Jotun .................................... 20
JW Ostendorf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Kansai Paint .............................. 20
Kelly-Moore ............................... 20
KoreaChemicalCo. ........................ 20
Masco .................................... 20
Minwax .................................. 66
National Paints ............................ 20
Nippon Paint .............................. 20
Orica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
PPG .................................. 10, 20
Protective Coatings Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
RennerSayerlack .......................... 20
RockPaint ................................ 20
Rohm and Haas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
RPM ..................................... 20
Sherwin-Williams .......................... 20
Shinto Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sika ..................................... 20
Tambour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TeknosGroupOy .......................... 20
Tiger Coatings ............................. 20
Tikkurila .............................. 10, 20
ToaPaints ................................ 20
Tohpe .................................... 20
Valspar ................................... 20
Wattyl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
WestSystem .............................. 18
Yasar .................................... 20
YungChi ................................. 20
