AkzoNobel's Powder Coatings business has launched an innovative two-coat, one-bake powder coating system which offers customers significant productivity and energy efficiency improvements and can also result in lower capital investment. ...
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Flakeboard, manufacturer of composite panel materials, is the newest associate member of the North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA). NALFA offers three levels of membership – regular manufacturing membership, associate ...
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Ashland Specialty Ingredients rolled out a new service to help coatings chemists objectively determine paint application "feel" according to key parameters. Paint application feel refers to how it feels to roll paint onto a surface. ...
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The Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), a U.S. Department of Energy-Energy Frontier Research Center led by the University of Delaware, has announced a two-year program with ExxonMobil to research renewable chemicals from biomass. ...
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BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions announced that the winner of the 2014 Ridler Award — the 1964 Buick Riviera Rivision created by JF Launier of JF Kustoms — features BASF R-M Onyx HD paint. The Ridler, one of the custom car ...
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Tile of Spain's new Quick Ship Collection is an interactive web-based tool allowing users to search for and purchase tile from Spanish manufacturers. "The Quick Ship Collection online catalog is a terrific design tool for consumers, tile ...
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John Lewis of Hungerford, a leading retailer of painted cabinetry and furniture, will open a new London showroom in May. Located in Chiswick, the showroom will welcome customers to view a selection of hand-made kitchens and furniture, from ...
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Picodeon, a Finnish coating technology specialist announced that Fergus Clarke has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. Clarke brings over 25 years of global high technology management experience. His appointment comes at a point ...
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Nanovere has obtained a patent for a surface-protective coating composition comprised of a first component comprised of a globular dendritic polymer having a peripheral cross-linkable hydroxyl functionality of approximately 32 to 64; ...
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Vermont Natural Coatings' PolyWhey has been named a 'Top Green Finish For Hardwood Floors' by WoodRight Forest Products. WoodRight is owned and operated by sustainable forestry and consumer advocacy groups in Virginia and Ohio. WoodRight ...
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of the 2013 LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, developers and homebuilders that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in residential green building. The award ...
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Beginning May 19, Max Windsor Floors will implement a 4% to 9% price increase on all engineered wood floors. According to Peter Spirer, CEO, the increase is attributable to rising lumber costs, the strengthening of Chinese currency and ...
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The northwest area has been the key market for XCMG. Recently, the company once again secured order in the area of a number of China IV T Series 8×4 dumpers. In face of the critical transitionary period from China III to China IV, ...
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PPG Industries' industrial coatings business recently held a successful seminar on DURANAR coatings at the Hong Kong International Commerce Centre (ICC), highlighting its fluoropolymer coatings and introducing a new product under the ...
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BASF and Sinopec today inaugurated two new plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers (SAP) at their state-of-the-art Verbund site, BASF-YPC Co., Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture in Nanjing, China. Additionally, a new butyl acrylate ...
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