PPG Industries has finally reached an agreement to welcome WHITFORD WORLDWIDE to their team. The 135-year-old chemicals company had expressed its interest in Whitford Worlwide a long time ago, as the global manufacturer of low-friction and non-stick coatings would provide PPG with key business knowledge in the Coatings market. WHITFORD, A VALUABLE PARTNER
At COATRESA we celebrated our first COATRESA Family Day in our Barcelona facilities for non-stick coatings last Sunday 12th June 2016. COATRESA wished to thank workers’ effort and support opening its doors to their families. At COATRESA we know that we spend most of our time at our workplace, but we don’t forget that family […]
Last issue of “AutoRevista” magazine featured an interview to Coatresa’s Technical Manager, Arnau Marín, who explained that Coatresa offer specific solutions for coatings applied to automotive industry. Coatresa has incorporated new organic coatings based on latest-generation materials. Moreover, development of new coatings with powerful physical and chemical performance features is allowing Coatresa to enter new […]
Automotive industry sold 2.4 millions of units in 2014 in Spain, representing an increase of 11.08%. This is the best result since last 5 years according to the Association of Automobile Manufacturers, ANFAC. Automotive industry is one of the most important sectors for economic and employment recovery in Spain, a fact that benefits COATRESA because […]
Bakery Sector Corporative Group HARICANA, which includes COATRESA partner CSR Company, receives TV professionals to broadcast a day in its facilities. CSR provides nonstick solutions to Canary Islands industrial bakeries through the application of Teflon® coatings on molds and trays. COATRESA has a long experience in Teflon® coatings on bakeware. We offer Testrong® systems, specific […]
DuPont announced the merger of DuPont Titanium Technologies and DuPont Chemicals & Fluoroproducts to create Chemours Company, a 100% owned subsidiary of DuPont. It is expected that the company name will be “Chemours” to be mid-2015. Coatresa remains as Licensed Industrial Applicator (LIA) of DuPont in Spain. Multinational DuPont is one of the main players […]
Sectorial business meeting Graphispag was held in Madrid last July. Associations, suppliers, entrepreneurs and professionals of different specialties of the graphic arts industry were present in the event. The venue for the event was the headquarters of both FEIGRAF and AGM, where participants discussed the current situation and opportunities of a sector searching for ways […]
The Information Centre for Textile and Clothing Industry (Cityc) has published the latest data for Spanish international trade on the textile sector. Spanish textile and clothing exports summoned 5.032 million euros between January and May 2014, featuring a 5.6% increase compared to the same period of the previous year. However, the biggest imports increase during […]
The Spanish Business Federation of Chemical Industry (Feique) has presented the balance of the sector situation in 2013. In general terms, the sector has had almost flat growth from the previous year. Spanish chemical sector is comprised of over 3,000 companies, 96% of which are SMEs and currently generates about 500,000 direct, indirect and related […]
Global PTFE market has reached an estimated value of 3,465 million in 2012, and is expected to reach 6,440 million by 2020. Regarding geographical distribution, Asia Pacific region will keep being the largest consumer with more than 37% of global consumption of PTFE in 2020. Demand in North America will also experience a significant consumption […]