results are immediate, so customers can
place orders for the products they need
right on the spot. Customer confidence in
PPG is enhanced with tools and technology that meet their business requirements.
We have successfully trialed the platform
with our customers, and the feedback has
been outstanding.”
AkzoNobel Makes Double
Acquisition to Strengthen
its Position in Performance
Coatings
AkzoNobel has announced the acquisition of UK-based Flexcrete Technologies
Ltd and an agreement to acquire
French manufacturer Disa Technology
(Disatech). The deals will further
strengthen AkzoNobel’s global leadership
position in supplying innovative industrial coatings and aerospace and automotive coatings.
Flexcrete Technologies manufactures
products primarily used for the protection and repair of concrete substrates.
The acquisition will allow AkzoNobel
to expand its offering in several key industrial markets, including downstream
oil and gas and chemical processing,
commercial infrastructure, power, water and waste water, and mining and
mineral processing.
Disatech supplies innovative adhesive
films used in the aerospace, transportation and industrial equipment sectors.
Headquartered in Limoges, the company
specializes in the manufacture of self-adhesive vinyl, polyester and polycar-bonate films used on aircraft, vehicles,
agricultural machinery and other equipment, and is the leader in aerospace technical marking systems.
The deal will bring new technologies and services that complement
AkzoNobel’s existing portfolio of coatings and films for aerospace and transport sectors.
The signed agreement between
AkzoNobel and Disatech is subject to
regulatory approvals.
Hempel Announces
New Investment
in Life-saving Fire
Protection Coatings
Global coatings company Hempel announced that it is investing in a new research and development centre focused
solely on passive fire protection coatings.
Located just outside Barcelona in Spain,
the center is due to open towards the end
of 2018. The investment demonstrates
Hempel’s commitment to further developing its range of life-saving fire protection coatings as well as expanding its
unique global R&D network.
Passive fire protection (PFP) coatings are increasingly important in the
construction and oil and gas industries.
Applied to structural steel in large buildings and industrial oil and gas installations, the coatings expand to form an
insulating layer of carbon char when exposed to high temperatures. This enables
the steel to maintain its load-bearing capacity for up to four hours longer during
