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A record year for Sherwin-Williams

19 March 2013

The Sherwin-Williams Company has announced its financial results for the year and Q4 ended December 31, 2012. Yr-on-yr, consolidated net sales increased US$768.8M or 8.8%, to US$9.53bn in the year and increased US$151.4M or 7.3%, to US$2....

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Latest ASTM for powder coating

19 March 2013

A new ASTM International standard has been launched, which describes methods of preparing surfaces of hot-dip galvanised iron and steel for powder coating and the application of powder coating materials. The standard, ASTM D7803, Practice...

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‘Global demand for emulsion polymers to exceed 13Mt in 2016’ report reveals

15 October 2012

Global demand for emulsion polymers is forecast to rise over 5%/yr to 13.3Mt (dry basis) in 2016. Advances will be fuelled by increased production of water-based paints, coatings and adhesives, which ...