Coatings World - March 2017

“Our coatings and application systems combine to offer environmentally responsible coating solutions which can help meet sustainability goals across the region, an increasingly important pillar of regional governments’ development policies.”

Beckers Group Opens Site Extension in Tarnów, Poland Beckers Group, a global supplier of coil coatings, announces the official opening of its extended production site in Tarnów, Poland on October 26th, 2016.

In view of anticipated growth in the
CEE market for pre-coated steel, Beckers
decided to expand its Polish Coil Coatings
factory, errected in 2006. The 3-years
project doubles the size of state-of-the-art
production installation, warehouse, and
office space to over 6,000 square meters.
The future estimated number of staff
with production at full capacity is about
80 people. Production volumes will in-
crease significantly and an overall re-
duction in environmental impact will be
achieved due to new smart technology.
Danuta Zyder, Beckers Poland
Managing Director, states: “The exten-
sion is a milestone for the CEE region.
It ensures that we can continue our suc-
cess story of providing customer-friendly
and timely products and services. Beckers
Poland is determined to expand to meet
customers’ current and future require-
ments for sustainable, high-quality,
cost-efficient coatings. We have a mission:
to add new colour to the CEE!”

PPG To Acquire Romanian
Paint and Coatings
Manufacturer DEUTEK

PPG has reached an agreement with the Emerging Europe Accession Fund (EEAF) to acquire DEUTEK S.A., a leading Romanian paint and architectural coatings manufacturer. PPG expects the transaction to close in the first quarter 2017, following the receipt of regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

DEUTEK, established in 1993, manufactures and markets a large portfolio

Benjamin Moore Announces its Color of the Year 2017

Benjamin Moore has announced its highly anticipated Color of the Year 2017 – Shadow 2117-30, a rich, royal amethyst. The color leader also unveiled Color Trends 2017, a corresponding palette consisting of deep, saturated hues. The Color of the Year was unveiled last night to leading interior designers, influencers and media at an exclusive event in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building of The New York Public Library.

“Allusive and enigmatic, Shadow is a master of ambiance. It is a color that calls to
mind a ‘past’, yet it can also make a contemporary, color-confident statement,” said Ellen
O’Neill, Benjamin Moore Creative Director. “Shadow is sophisticated, provocative and
poetic, it can bring energy to a space or harmony and a moment of respite.”
The Benjamin Moore Color Studio forecasts color trends after a year of research at-
tending major industry shows around the world, while also taking cues from standouts
in architecture, fashion, textiles, home furnishings and the arts. Fine art emerged as a
leading inspiration, highlighting the correlation between an artist’s use of color and light
to create mood.

The Color Trends 2017 palette features 23 rich and sophisticated hues ranging from
muted pales to saturated deeps. In curating the palette, the Color Studio lent significant consideration to the pairing of colors and
relationships between color families, as well as a newfound level of color confidence in deeper hues among design professionals
and consumers. The inspirational Color Trends 2017 color card illustrates the use of color in ways that celebrate how shadow and
light travel throughout a space during the course of a day. The 23 colors of the Color Trends 2017 palette include the following:
• Shadow 2117-30