Dairy co-operative Fonterra has commissioned a new dryer at its Lichfield’s site in South Waikato, New Zealand. The 30 metric tonne dryer can process an additional 4.4 million litres of milk each day into milk powder which Fonterra ...
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The Government's plans to change Sunday trading laws in England and Wales, which would allow larger shops to trade for more than six hours, have been scrapped after being rejected by MPs. The plans were rejected by 317 votes to 286, ...
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PPG Industries’ coil and building products-exterior coatings group will exhibit the full line of DURANAR fluoropolymer coatings and join Arkema Inc. in celebrating the 50th anniversary of KYNAR 500 resin, a key ingredient in every ...
Tags: PPG, Metal Coatings, pigments, solvents
U.S. demand for paint and coatings is forecast to grow 3.8 percent annually to 1.4 billion gallons in 2019, valued at $31.5 billion. Gains will be driven by a strong rebound in construction activity, which will stimulate demand in the ...
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld the complicated formula that Iowa uses to tax natural gas consumption, rejecting a legal challenge brought by the state's powerful ethanol industry. The owners of several ethanol plants argue the ...
Cabela’s Inc. announced its interest in opening a store in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Upon receiving final approval and permits from the city of Abbotsford and the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, ...
Valspar, manufacturer of wood coatings for prefinished flooring, siding, moulding, kitchen cabinets, furniture, and other building products, has began supplying coatings to a new American OEM hardwood-flooring line in Only, Tennessee. The ...
Tags: hardwood-flooring line, siding, moulding, kitchen cabinets, Construction
EPA Region 7 conducted a Record Keeping Inspection at Dynamic Porch & Patio., an Independence, Mo., remodeling company, in July 2014, which revealed violations of the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. Dynamic Porch & Patio builds ...
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Two Boston-area landlords will perform health-protective improvements on five Dorchester, Mass. properties to settle EPA claims that they failed to follow federal lead paint disclosure laws. Under the settlement, My Van Nguyen and Xem Thi ...
Dow Solar, a business of The Dow Chemical Company announced that the availability of DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingles, an award-winning residential solar roofing system, is expanding to Delaware and Hawaii. Delaware and Hawaii are among the ...
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Bringing their designer-inspired colors and wallpapers to a larger audience of homeowners, HGTV and Sherwin-Williams have launched HGTV HOME by Sherwin-Williams in Canada. First introduced to the U.S. market in 2012, the HGTV HOME by ...
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Benjamin Moore's newest product offering is Benjamin Moore Regal Select Exterior REVIVE, a premium paint specifically formulated with Vinyl-Lock technology to provide superior adhesion and durability to vinyl siding and trim. For the first ...
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Say goodbye to your phone battery and charger. A new structural material could transform a mobile device’s entire case into a hybrid super-capacitor/battery, making traditional batteries obsolete. Researchers from Vanderbilt ...
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Imagine a future in which our electrical gadgets are no longer limited by plugs and external power sources. This intriguing prospect is one of the reasons for the current interest in building the capacity to store electrical energy ...
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Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a structural supercapacitor that stores and releases electrical chargeThe amount of electricity present upon the capacitor's plates. Also, the act of forcing of electrons onto the ...
Tags: Supercapacitor, Power Cords