Cars sales have been falling in Western Europe as yet another economic downturn confirms expectations that the region’s recovery from the 2008 financial crisis will be a lengthy process. However, while demand for cars declines, ...
BASF now supplies coatings for the mobile crane manufacturer Terex Cranes at its plant in Zweibrücken, Germany. The use of ultra high solids coatings – solventborne coatings with a higher solids content and low volatile organic ...
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Matrix System Automotive Finishes will celebrate 30 years in the automotive paint industry this year. Matrix System has announced plans to reveal a throwback label and new commemorative logo. Matrix System, established in 1983 in Walled ...
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PPG Industries is bringing innovation to the automotive industry, and the company’s product and technology offerings across several of its businesses help automakers and automotive suppliers enhance manufacturing efficiencies, make ...
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A mitochondrial DNA microarray has been developed to detect animal contamination in Canadian watershed samples. The results confirm that the mitochondrial microarray method could accurately detect the dominant animals present in water ...
PPG Automotive Refinish has announced the availability of its new DPLV 2.1 VOC-compliant series of epoxy primers. The multipurpose primers build on the success of the DPLF primers and take them to a more technologically advanced and ...
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BD Diagnostics and Diagenode have together launched Diagenode Respiratory FLU A/B assay in Europe. The CE-marked FLU A/B primers and probes kit, which is designed to run on the BD MAX system, provides customers with a fully automated ...
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PPG has launched two new waterborne primer surfacers,Envirobase High Performance EPW115 Waterborne Speed Prime and Aquabase Plus P950-5505 Waterborne Primer Surfacer,for the automotive refinish industry. The low-VOC products are intended ...
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Hempel launched two new intumescent coatings for passive protection of steel structures in cellulosic fires.With the introduction of the new coatings,Hempel can now offer customers a full package coating solution for protecting ...
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Dunn-Edwards has introduced Ultrashield,a new line of interior/exterior,high performance coatings.These three new paints and two new primers are zero VOC,very low odor and free of hazardous air pollutants(HAP),making them ideal for use in ...
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Jotun has expanded the Resist product line by two new zinc primers, Resist 65 and Resist ZES. The primers were developed by Jotun's Regional Laboratory for South-East Asia in Kuala Lumpur. Resist 65 and Resist ZES are two-component, ...
International Paint, has announced that Interchar 1120, a fully VOC-compliant, thin-film waterborne acrylic intumescent coating, is now available in Canada. Interchar 1120 is part of the Firesthetics family of fireproofing technologies ...
PPG Industries' automotive refinish business is putting an upbeat stamp on Booth 24501 at this year's SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Oct. 30-Nov. 2. The country-and-western-style ...
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BASF, The Chemical Company, says it has made a game-changing breakthrough toward sustainable snack packaging that can help companies and communities everywhere get closer to their goal of zero waste. Earlier this month, BASF partnered with ...
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Revamping your walls is one of the quickest, easiest and most cost-effective ways to redecorate your home. A fresh coat of paint or some new wallpaper will instantly clean and refresh your property as well as transform its style – ...
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