Press & News
Here you will find all the news for ECKART and our subsidiary companies for the year 2019.
- October 14, 2019
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Optically brilliant, technically sophisticated
ECKART presents new effect pigments
at the K 2019„EXPLORE+“: With this motto ECKART invites customers to discover its new effect pigment solutions for plastics (Plastics Fair K 2019, Hall 5, Stand E 16, Düsseldorf, 16 - 23.10.2019).
Four thematic areas will present products and solutions that are not only visually brilliant, but also technically well focused - for added performance. - September 27, 2019
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ALTANA takes over business of Office Color Science Company, enters Software as a Service domain
• Includes all technology and products
• Will be incorporated into the Instruments Business Line of ALTANA’s BYK division
• Strengthens position as technology leader in instrumentation solutions with refinish color matching and formulation software for automotive OEM - September 23, 2019
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Metal surcharges for tourth quarter 2019
As already announced in our last press release dated 25.06.2019 Eckart's metal surcharges will be adjusted on a quarterly basis.
- August 19, 2019
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Healthy at work - zero accidents
ECKART GmbH and Berufsgenossenschaft Rohstoffe und chemische Industrie sign cooperation agreement
- August 06, 2019
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Half-year results: ALTANA below the strong level of the previous year in a challenging environment
• Strong investments in research and development, digitalization, and locations worldwide
• Sales decline by 4 percent to 1,154 million euros
• EBITDA margin reaches 19.2 percent
• Forecast for the year as a whole: sales roughly at previous year's level - June 25, 2019
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Student Team from Lingen Receives the 2019 ALTANA Special Prize in Chemistry for its Sustainable Business Idea
• “Jugend gründet” nationwide final on June 24 and 25, 2019, at the Porsche Training Center in Stuttgart
• The prize: a trip to one of the largest research and development sites of the specialty chemicals company ALTANA in the U.S. - June 25, 2019
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Metal surcharges for third quarter 2019
As already announced in our last press release dated 27.03.2019 Eckart's metal surcharges will be adjusted on a quarterly basis.
- May 03, 2019
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Brilliant Metallic Effects with Sustainable and Cost-Saving Benefits
ECKART, one of the leading manufacturers of effect pigments and metallic printing inks, will be presenting its design concept illoom. at the Packaging Première Milan, Fieramilanocity,pavilion 4, stand E 10, from May 28 – 30, 2019
- April 09, 2019
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ALTANA Division BYK Opens New Site in Shanghai
• Specialty chemicals company expanding its presence in Asia through biggest single investment in China so far
• New integrated site to better serve needs of customers locally - March 27, 2019
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Metal surcharges for second quarter 2019
As already announced in our last press release dated 18.12.2018 Eckart's metal surcharges will be adjusted on a quarterly basis.
- March 15, 2019
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2018 Results: ALTANA Remains on the Growth Path in an Increasingly Challenging Environment
• Sales increase by 3 percent to €2,307 million
• EBITDA reaches €431 million
• Research and development expenditure increases by 8 percent - March 11, 2019
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Brilliant, Sustainable, Groundbreaking: Effect Pigments for Tomorrow’s Applications
ECKART presents innovations for the coating and printing industry and for functional applications
- February 22, 2019
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ECKART Empowers Women with Wowing Colors
Innovative pigment and additive solutions to accentuate individual beautyPurity, naturalness, and diversity – these are major global cosmetic trends. Based on its outstanding portfolio of effect pigments and additives, ECKART provides fascinating answers to these evolving trends under the theme “Brilliance – Inspired by Nature” at in-cosmetics global, April 2-4, Paris.
- January 24, 2019
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ECKART Reacts Confidently to Unexpected Exchange of Raw Materials
Six months ago, the effect pigment industry was unexpectedly faced with a new challenge: a raw material commonly used in the industry was classified as a chemical toxic to reproduction.
- January 04, 2019
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ECKART AMERICA ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ACME-HARDESTY FOR PERSONAL CARE INGREDIENTS
ECKART America Corporation is proud to announce Acme-Hardesty’s appointment as exclusive agent/distributor in the United States of the ECKART metallic and pearlescent pigments and rheological clay based additives business effective January 1, 2019. In addition, effective January 1, 2019, Acme- Hardesty will be our exclusive distributor for clay based additives in Canada for the personal care market.