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rent shareholders as our partners,” said William Mansfield, Valspar’s president and CEO. “We have a high regard for the entrepreneurial culture established by the company’s founders and the superb senior management team leading its growth. As a group, the company’s current shareholders and management team will retain a minority interest in Huarun Paints. They have developed an outstanding distribution network with significant growth potential. By combining the resources of our two companies, we intend to expand Huarun Paints’ product offering and geographic reach in the world’s fastest growing coatings market.”

AKZO NOBEL PUBLISHES
GLOBAL COATINGS REPORT

Akzo Nobel has launched its first ever global assessment of the coatings market and its future prospects.

“The Global Coatings Report 2006” market overview was compiled by Euromonitor and also highlights the role of coatings in providing color and protection, as well as explaining the technology and innovation behind

coatings development and production.

“One of the aims of this report is to challenge the popular misconceptions

that coatings are boring,” said Hans Wijers, Akzo Nobel CEO. “We’ve all heard the saying ‘it’s like watching

NÜRNBERG CONGRESS
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Nürnberg Congress, held dur-
ing the European Coatings Show
2007 has officially announced its
call for papers. The theme of the
congress, held from May 7-9, 2007,
is “Formulating the Future.” The
deadline for the submission of
technical papers for The Nürnberg
Congress is Oct. 5, 2006. Detailed
information about the call for
papers can be found on the web at
www.coatings.de/callforpapers.