Coatings giant PPG Industries Inc. (PPG - Analyst Report) recently unveiled its new residential glass website, www.ppgglass.com, which features better navigation along with integrated links and functionality to help homeowners purchase ...
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The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW has completed the acquisition of the U.S./Canada business of Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V. Sherwin-Williams will pay $90 million in cash and assume liabilities currently valued in the range of $75 million. ...
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BASF opened a new production plant for concrete admixtures in Kazan, Russia. Together with the facility inaugurated in Podolsk near Moscow in 2012, BASF now supplies the Russian construction sector with a broad range of concrete admixtures ...
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Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., a high-growth specialty chemicals company, announced today the commercial availability of Inherent C18 Diacid — a mid-chain length, bio-based diacid — that enables producers of polyamides and ...
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Answering the need for increased speed and accuracy in infrared analysis, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc. has introduced the IRTracer-100 Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer. Combining high speed, sensitivity and ...
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Baltimore was the site of the 20th Anniversary Celebration for the International Certified Flooring Installers Association (CFI). A tour of the Armstrong residential sheet vinyl manufacturing plant in Lancaster, PA was enjoyed by the ...
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Custom Building Products introduces a new line of medium-bed mortars designed for large format tile (LFT) and stone installation. The expanded LFT mortar line consists of the just released Complete Contact-LFT Rapid Setting Mortar and ...
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Shaw Industries Group Inc. — a Dalton, Ga.-based floor covering provider and subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. — has opened a 210,000-square-foot carpet tile manufacturing plant in Nantong, China, to help the company expand ...
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Arkema has developed Kynar Aquatec latex, a platform of latex emulsions for waterborne coatings. Arkema's new innovative platform of water-based PVDF fluoropolymer latex emulsions are used by paint formulators to make premium weatherable ...
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"Be innovative, committed and collaborative to help make the world a better place." This is one of the missions of Celanese, a global technology and specialty materials company. This mission is driving the announcement of the Celanese ...
The Lubrizol Corporation will exhibit a broad variety of its advanced performance coatings solutions at the ABRAFATI 2013 International Coatings Show in Brazil next month. The trade conference will be held September 16-18 at the Transamrica ...
Powder characterization specialist Freeman Technology has expanded its global team with the appointment of Patrick van Barneveld to the new role of product manager for Central Europe. Operating from Almelo, The Netherlands, van Barneveld ...
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Hempel introduced Hempaguard, a groundbreaking hull coating concept for the shipping industry that offers outstanding resistance to fouling during idle periods and significant fuel savings, according to the company, The new patented ...
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GlassBuild America wrapped up on Thursday with exhibitors going home largely satisfied with all they accomplished in Atlanta this week, as well as with the improving state of the industry as a whole. Many exhibitors say this year's trade ...
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At Vitrum 2013 LiSEC will highlight its philosophy of vertical glass processing by showcasing the new glass processing machine KSU. No set-up times and fast processing Vertical design and automatic tool change render tool set-up and ...
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