palette of colors quickly and
easily.
PaintSolutions also has a
permitted California plant with
array of equipment available to “toll
manufacture”, various acrylic products
i.e. paints, dispersions, coatings, etc.
The parent company inksolutions,
llc, was founded in 2001 in Elk Grove
Village, Illinois.
Inksolutions develops, manufactures
and sells raw materials to the lithographic ink markets. Its main product line is:
Lithographic vehicles, carbon black dispersions, overprint varnishes, fluorescent
colors and various additives, which it
sells to the lithographic ink maker.
AkzoNobel Strengthens
Middle East Presence with
New Powder Coatings
Facility
AkzoNobel has started operations at its
new powder coatings plant in Dubai. The
facility will significantly increase capacity
for the company’s Interpon and Resicoat
products.
The site is AkzoNobel’s sixth manufacturing plant in the Middle East and its
30th producing powder coatings around
the world.
“This investment will further boost
AkzoNobel’s position in the Middle East
and strengthen our ability to serve the fast-growing regional powder coatings market,” said Conrad Keijzer, AkzoNobel’s
Executive Committee member responsible for Performance Coatings.
The plant will target growing regional
demand for decorative powder coatings
- particularly from the architectural sec-
tor - as well as functional products used in
the oil and gas and construction markets.
Commenting on the start of opera-
tions, Peter Tomlinson, managing direc-
tor of AkzoNobel Middle East, said:
“The new plant in Dubai underlines our
commitment to the Middle East, where
our aim is to continue to outgrow our
competitors.”
AkzoNobel has been bolstering its
operations in the region in recent years
with a series of strategic investments. In
2013, the company acquired a 50 percent
stake and management control in Sadolin
Paints Oman, a manufacturer of decora-
tive paints and performance coatings.
AkzoNobel is active in 15 countries in
the Middle East, where the company employs more than 800 people.
Valspar Acquires Madison
Chemical Industries
The Valspar Corporation has announced
that it has completed the purchase of
Madison Chemical Industries, Inc., a
coatings manufacturer headquartered in
Ontario, Canada. Madison was founded
in 1975 and has developed a global reputation for its technically-advanced products used for critical infrastructures such
as water transmission pipelines, water
and wastewater management, and potable water storage.
“We are pleased to welcome the
Madison team to Valspar,” said Gary
Hendrickson, Valspar’s chairman and
chief executive officer. “Combining
Valspar’s existing pipe coating prod-
resources with Madison’s extensive ex-
perience and qualifications in the water
infrastructure market provides our cus-
tomers with a broader array of proven
solutions. Bringing four decades of
breakthroughs and market leadership
into Valspar’s technology portfolio is a
big win for our customers.”
Financial terms of the transaction
were not disclosed.
Axalta Releases Global
Automotive 2014 Color
Popularity Report and
Future Trends
Axalta Coating Systems has released
its Global Automotive 2014 Color
Popularity Report. The report, which has
annually tracked regional automotive
color preferences since 1953, is the most
comprehensive in the industry. This year’s
report offers an introduction to Color
Matrix, Axalta’s automotive color forecast for use on future production vehicles.
“Our Color Popularity Report data
not only allows us to see the colors most
favored by consumers but, more importantly, it enables us to forecast future
trends. Every year, designers from our
OEM customers depend on our advanced
forecasting to make critical decisions
regarding color choices for their vehicle
lineup two to four years in advance,” stated David Fischer, vice president of marketing for Axalta’s global light vehicle
OEM business.
The 2014 forecast includes a wide variety of color types that will influence the
global automotive market. The upcoming trends showcase four color groups:
