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Rohm and Haas to Acquire Polymer Dispersions Division Of OY Forcit AB

Rohm and Haas Company has signed an agreement to acquire the FINNDISP division of OY Forcit AB, a Finnish paint emulsions operation, for approximately 60 million euro. Based in Hanko, Finland, this division of Forcit makes water-based emulsions used in the manufacture of paints and coatings, lacquers and adhesives in Northern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union). Rohm and Haas expects to complete the transaction by the end of the first quarter of 2008.

2008-01-18

PaintExpo 2008 closer and closer

With more than 270 exhibitors from 15 different countries, the second PaintExpo - Europe`s Leading Trade Fair for Industrial Coatings Technology - which will take place at the Karlsruhe (Germany) Exhibition Centre from 11 through 14 March 2008, will register 10.4 percent growth.

2008-01-14

Podanfol from Poland acquired austrian and hungarian companies

Podanfol Sp. z o.o., Poland, has acquired ownership rights to production assets of Victan Kft Hungary and Victus GmbH Austria. Since few days is also an owner of the right to the trade mark Victan as well as the patent rights to all Victan multi-layer casings.

2008-01-09

There are two major global trends in packaging printing

The Top-class finishing and security printing are two major global trends in packaging printing. In the run-up to drupa 2008, the world`s printing and finishing experts agree that there are two major trends at work - highly finished packaging materials and packaging as well as security printing.

2008-01-04

Printpack will invest in Poland

Printpack announces construction of a converting facility in Poland. The facility, located in Kutno, 150 km southwest of Warsaw, will be a full-range flexible packaging converting facility. The plant will serve the packaging needs of consumer goods companies across Europe. Construction will commence in January 2008 with the plant startup expected in early 2009.

2008-01-03