USA. Akzo Nobel presented the second quarter of the year, reporting a 6% decrease in its revenue before the adjustments, compared to the same period in 2007. The revenue recorded for the aforementioned period is valued at 3,870 million euros.
"For the remainder of the year, we anticipate weak economic conditions in some of our most important markets and increases in commodities and energy show indices that do not look easy," said Keith Nichols, the company's director. "We are focused on managing our margins and accelerating the realization of synergies since the acquisition of ICI," concluded the aforementioned executive.
Increases between 3 and 15% for products such as acrylates, methacrylate monomers and oligomers announced Sartomer for the American region, starting next September first. The value of the increases will depend on the product line. As reported by the company in a statement, they are due to the continuous escalation of raw materials, transportation and energy costs. Acrylate, monomers and oligomers are used in the formulation of coatings, inks, glues, sealants, electronics, among others. The company's portfolio, based in the United States, includes more than 700 monomers, oligomerase, resins, among other specialty chemicals.
Specialty chemical manufacturer Sartomer introduced a new publication that aims to improve the performance of UV/EB products. The publication is intended for chemists and formulators and includes a description of new developments in raw materials, as well as a comprehensive list of products for various industries including graphic arts, specialty coatings, glues and sealants, electronics, photopolymers, and acrylics. Similarly, the document provides a description of the specific technical capabilities of Sartomer's UV/EB curing technology.
The Brazilian Association of Paint Resellers – Artesp, the company Universo Tintas and the Campos do Jordão Railway made a strategic alliance through which the restoration of the Emilio Ribas station will be carried out, a building is considered one of the most important historical and cultural heritages of the region. n.
With the alliance, 1,500 litres of paint will be donated with which the canals, walls, ceilings, doors and metal structures will be restored. On the walls, a correction of imperfections will be made and a new appearance will be given with a chrome-yellow texture painted with Polycril Veludo paint, the flagship product of Universo Tintas.
On the ceiling, doors and windows was applied a synthetic enamel with a cognac color, on the floor and some areas of the garden will be applied floor paints and an acrylic resin. In total, 380 liters of Polycril Veludo paint, 90 liters of floor paint, 72 liters of acrylic resin, 30 liters of turpentine, 18 liters of matt white enamel were used; 720 liters of white texture, 180 liters of wall preparation background and 54 liters of bright cognac enamel.
The chemical multinational Sartomer announced the appointment of Marcel de Wolf as its new CEO, replacing Luigi Colantuoni, who accepted a new assignment at Total S.A., Sartomer's partner company in Paris.
De Wolf will be responsible for the overall direction of the company that records $575 million in annual sales, 13 factories and nearly 600 employees and will be at the forefront of new investment projects in the Far East, America and Europe. During his career, De Wolf has held different management positions at SigmaKalon BV, a multinational paints and coatings company. There he served as CEO of Sigma Coatings USA, Inc., a company that suffered the total loss in Hurricane Katrina, and whose activities were taken over by SigmaKalon-Netherlands.
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