PPG Industries Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles E. Bunch will present at the 2014 Citi Basic Materials Conference in New York on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 8:45 a.m. ET. Bunch will discuss PPG’s strategic initiatives and ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings and committed partner to the global refinish industry, was one of the sponsors of the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) Turkey, a regional conference ...
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Tesla Nanocoatings is expanding production of its Teslan brand of nanocoatings, a corrosion-resistant coating for structural steel, produced with SMW Specialty Multi-wall Carbon Nanotubes developed by SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT). ...
GTM (Grupo Transmerquim, S.A.), the second-largest chemical distributor in Latin America, has announced that its founding shareholders have signed a definitive agreement to transfer control of GTM to Advent International, one of the largest ...
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Huntsman Corporation has inaugurated its new India corporate office, in Andheri, Mumbai. The 220,000 square feet, seven story building will initially house 300 Huntsman associates, including more than 100 technical staff spread across three ...
ShawCor Ltd.'s Bredero Shaw pipe coating division has received a second contract with a value of approximately $200 million from BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Limited for pipeline coating for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 development project. The ...
Hanley Wood and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have announced the results of the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, held recently in New Orleans. According to show officials, attendance at the event totaled 17,507, with ...
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PPG Industries displayed its wind industry solutions during China Wind Power 2014 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. As the only company offering a “one-stop shop” for fiber glass, blade coatings, tower ...
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Global demand for decorative laminates is expected to rise 5.6 percent per year to 10.7 billion square meters in 2018, valued at $40.8 billion. Demand will benefit from expected increases in the manufacture of products such as cabinets, ...
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Incorporating the latest technology to achieve high sensitivity, high resolution and an ultra-low stray light level, Shimadzu’s new UV-3600 Plus UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometer offers scientists an opportunity to provide high-performance ...
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David, left, and Leonard Zmijewski will be honored as this year's CFA Person(s) of the Year. David and Leonard Zmijewski will be honored as this year's Person(s) of the Year at the Chicago Floorcovering Association's (CFA) Presidential ...
Mannington Commercial has been honored a Nightingale Award for Teles, its new high-resiliency rubber plank and tile. Sponsored by The Center for Health Design, Contract and Healthcare Design, the awards showcase the best in product design ...
Wacker Asahikasei Silicone, a Japanese joint venture of Wacker Chemie AG, has opened a new development laboratory for airbag applications. The competence center will spearhead the development of silicone coatings for airbags and technical ...
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Charles Ross & Son Company’s Vice President of Corporate Operations Joe Martorana has announced that the mixer manufacturer’s India operations is undergoing another major expansion. In March 2015, Ross Process Equipment (RPE) ...
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Dow Construction Chemicals (DCC), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company has launched a new, high-performance 100 percent acrylic redispersible powder, DLP-500. With this launch, Dow enters a new market with a dry acrylic powder that ...
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