Nippon Paint to Set up New Plant to Increase Capacity Fourfold in India
Nippon Paint has revealed plans to reveal its capacity fourfold for the production of automotive paint in India by setting up a new plant. It has also recently completed extensive upgrades to its current factory. The company, which is based in Osaka, Japan is planning to spend 4 billion yen (USD 34.7 million) on the expansion, thus increasing its total capacity in India to 25,000 tons of auto paint on an annual basis.<more>

Jotun India, a matrix organisation into sales of decorative paints, will be opening a Research & Development facility in Viman Nagar, Pune by the end of 2017.
The company is investing over Rs 20 core in setting up of this facility which will be spread in 12,000 sq ft of area.

"The R&D facility will help us to cope with future expansion of R&D staff and will help our innovation process bring products to market faster. This will also extend our capability for India and link in with regional developments in the Middle East and South East Asia," says Richard Chapman, Managing Director, Jotun India Private Limited.<more>

BASF sets up 50 million innovation campus in Mumbai
BASF Group inaugurated its new innovation campus in Mumbai with a total expected investment of up to 50 million Euro from BASF Group, and marks the Group's largest research and development (R&D) investment in South Asia.
The new innovation campus will expand the company's existing R&D activities in India to include global and regional research on a wide range of speciality chemicals and will cover personal and home care, process development, organic synthesis, crop protection among others. "A growing need for energy, food and clean water, limited resources, and a rising world population pose huge challenges. Innovations based on chemistry will enable new solutions," said Dr. Martin Brudermueller, Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE and Chief Technology Officer.<more>

Berger Paints India
Berger Paints India starts commercial production of automotive and general paints plant at Pune. Says commenced commercial production of automotive and general paints plant at Jejuri, Pune. Says new plant's capacity of 4800 KL/MT per annum

British Paints Division of Berger Paints India commences commercial production
The British Paints Division of Berger Paints India Limited has commenced commercial production of its paint and putty plant at Nalbari, Assam on 29th March, 2017. The plant has a capacity of 6,600 KL/MT per annum of solvent and water based paints and 7,200 MT per annum of putty and distemper.<more>

Repainting Jenson & Nicholson
A new management looks to revive the dormant paints brand, readies for a stiff fight with rivals

For readers of a certain vintage, the tag line "Whenever you see colour, think of us" still has instant recall even though the name of the brand may have itself faded from memory. Now the brand behind the ad, Jenson & Nicholson (J&N) is making a comeback under a joint venture with the South-based Sheenlac Paints.<more>

Decorative Paints Market Estimated to be Pegged at 24,275 KT by 2016
According to a new report by Future Market Insights titled "Decorative Paints Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2016 - 2026", the global decorative paints market is anticipated to reach a market valuation of US$ 42.9 Bn by 2016 end and register a CAGR of 5.3% during the forecast period 2016 - 2026. In the report, Future Market Insights analyses the global decorative paints market performance and throws light on the key drivers, restraints, and trends likely to impact the market during the assessed 10-year period.<more>

Jotun hit by raw material costs escalation
Over the last 12 months, the cost of raw materials used for manufacturing coatings have escalated significantly.
This has forced Jotun to increase prices for marine, protective and powder coatings.

Raw materials such as, Epoxy, Titanium dioxide and Copper have increased by more than 20% over the last 12 months, while zinc metal prices have increased by more than 50% and Polyester resins have increased substantially.
Positive economic figures from China, US, Japan and EU has led to higher demand for some raw materials, at the same time as the supply-side faced challenges. This combination drove the coatings cost significantly higher.<more>

A new chemical immersion treatment to enhance the surface of additive manufactured parts could revolutionise the aerospace industry.
South West Metal Finishing (SWMF) has been working on its Almbrite process for the last three years and believes it could be the future choice of aircraft manufacturers around the world.

The process greatly improves the finish of components made using additive manufacturing [AM], by chemically removing material from each surface to achieve the final condition required.

Exeter-based South West Metal Finishing provides surface coatings including electro and electroless plating, anodising, paint and powder coating and non-destructive testing. <more>

Scientists have developed a new nano-coating to reduce dental implant failure
A team of researchers, developed and evaluated the effectiveness of a new nano-coating for dental implants to reduce the risk of peri-implantitis.

Scientists and a team of researchers, including those from University of Plymouth in the UK, developed a new nano-coating that may help reduce the risk of dental implant failure. The main reason for dental implant failure is peri-implantitis - a destructive inflammatory process affecting the soft and hard tissues surrounding implants.This occurs when pathogenic microbes in the mouth and oral cavity develop into bio films, which protects them and encourages growth.<more>

Powder Coatings 2017 Global Industry Expected to Grow at CAGR 7.56% And Forecast To 2020 <more>

Sherwin-Williams and Valspar Postpone Merger Date
Sherwin-Williams and Valspar postpone merger date
On March 21, 2017, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) and Valspar (VAL) extended the closure date of their merger agreement to June 21 from the previously announced March 21, 2017. The extension was primarily driven by a possible required divestiture in order to get the Federal Trade Commission's approval to complete the Valspar acquisition.<more>

Europe clears Dow-DuPont merger
DuPont to divest much of its pesticide business to satisfy competition concerns

The European Commission (EC), the governing body of the European Union, has given the green light for the $130 billion merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont to proceed. But the approval is contingent on major divestitures from DuPont's pesticide business to preserve competition in the market.<more>