The Valspar Corporation and North Dakota State University (NDSU) have announced two new scholarship programs to provide opportunities for students studying coatings and polymeric materials at NDSU. The Valspar Foundation will contribute ...
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The Perstorp Group iis increasing its investment in the North East Asia Region. Considerable investments have already been made into a new Neopentyl Glycol plant at Zibo, in China, as well as increasing sales, market development and ...
AkzoNobel announced plans to optimize the manufacturing footprint of its Coil Coatings sites in Europe and Russia by concentrating production at three strategic sites. The company intends to improve operational performance by focusing all ...
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Tata Steel, Europe's second largest steel producer, has announced a multi-million pound contract with KOGAS (Korea Gas Corporation) for the manufacture and supply of pipe in the Middle East. The deal, between KOGAS and Tata Steel's Energy ...
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The FDA recently announced another Class I recall, this time in the cardiovascular space. The faulty products from Medtronic are guidewires with surface coatings that could potentially divide and detach. The Fridley, MN-based medical ...
The Valspar Corporation reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 25, 2013. Fourth quarter 2013 net sales were $1.1 billion, up 8% versus the prior year. Reported net income and earnings per diluted share for the ...
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The construction, automotive and aerospace industries combined will spend around $2.0 billion in 2013 for glass and film that prevents too much light being transmitted or reflected. The reasons why someone would need materials of this kind ...
Pathogenic bacteria already exist in even a healthy gut. But the healthy gut maintains a balance between beneficial and pathogenic bacteria of usually 80 to 85 percent beneficial to 20 or 15 percent pathogenic. This ratio is normal for a ...
With diverse applications that utilize the company's plastics and polyurethanes, coatings and sealants raw materials, Bayer offers building professionals a hub of energy efficient material technologies for sustainable construction. These ...
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Wind turbines need to have a service life of 20 years in order to be economically efficient. BASF has now developed a robust paint that protects rotor blades even better, especially on the edges, according to the company. RELEST Wind LEP ...
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The market for functional and barrier coatings that are used in paper and board applications, is expected to increase by about 420,000t globally by 2018 and is worth around $4.2bn in 2012, reported Smithers Pira. Smithers Pira's 'The ...
The industrial paint market in India is being driven by automotive and high performance coatings. The auto industry in India is showing signs of pickup with car sales of 133,486 in August in 2013, up 15.4 perent from a year ago, according ...
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PPG Industries supported the automotive body painting contest of the Fifth National Transportation Vocational Skills Competition by providing all coatings products for contestants. The competition was held at the Secondary Vocational School ...
Cortec Corp. offers EcoClean VpCI-432/433 rapidly biodegradable, non-corrosive, non-toxic, heavy-duty paint strippers and graffiti removers. They are designed to remove polymers, inks, resins and coatings from concrete and wood surfaces as ...
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PPG Industries has introduced two American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA CES) registered programs covering architectural glass. The first, “Glass Production, Processing and Performance,” examines ...