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Graco acquisition

14 May 2012

Graco Inc announced the scheduled closing of its US$650M acquisition of the Illinois Tool Works Inc finishing businesses would be April 2. The company reached an agreement with the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that will al...

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PPG restructuring costs 2000 jobs

14 May 2012

PPG has said in a press release that restructuring actions would "impact about 2000 employees,” mostly in its global architectural-coatings business and other operations in Europe, including some from its 2007 acquisition of Dutch ...

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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 ...