Issue: August / September 2011

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News from this issue

• Bayer and Composites One join forces
• Asian Paints announces financial results for Q1
• Hempel begins manufacturing unit for coatings in India
• Cytec opens production line for stabilisers in Shanghai
• BASF receives service award from Shanghai Volkswagen
• Lubrizol responds to growing market with China lab
• Brenntag achieves strategic market entry in China
• Global agricultural, construction and earthmoving coatings market shows signs of recovery
• Bayer expands polymer research & development centre in Shanghai
• Freeworld sees dip in earnings for half-year
• In brief
• Green chemicals industry to increase to US$98.5bn by 2020
• Clarification from Asian Paints
• Synthron receives the Ringier Award 2011 for innovation
• BASF releases global colour trend report
• In brief