Nestlé has opened a newly extended Product Technology Centre (PTC) for confectionery in the city of York, UK, strengthening its global research and development network. This investment will enable the company to accelerate ...
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Were we not promised super-thin bendable, flexible and rollable organic LED (OLED) displays? Phones like Samsung's Galaxy and HTC's Desire have shown us that the rigid versions can deliver stunning images. So where are those flexies? It ...
Evonik recently celebrated 50 years of making isophorone chemicals. The first plant for isophorone production commenced operation at the Herne site of Hibernia, as a predecessor company of Evonik Industries in 1962. Discovered as a ...
Perstorp has announced that during the second half of 2012, a new and extended distribution agreement was signed between Perstorp AB and Grupo M.Cassab. Besides its role as distributor for Perstorp's range of Caprolactones in the ...
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Volkswagen AG has granted technical approval to AkzoNobel's Lesonal brand for global use. The approval follows extensive and intensive testing procedures against Volkswagen's repair specifications to demonstrate Lesonal's compliance with ...
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PPG Industries has appointed Eric K. Thiele, PPG assistant treasurer and credit director, as treasurer and a company officer. He will report to David B. Navikas, PPG senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer, and he will ...
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The Nova Paint Club has elected Michael Dayan, CEO of Tambour, Israel's leading paint company, to be its new president, replacing Joao Serrenho of CIN Group. The Nova Paint Club, which has ten member companies operating in 80 countries, ...
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Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) is offering a free, educational Parylene seminar in Penang, Malaysia on Thursday, December 6, 2012. The free, one-day seminar introduces Parylene coating solutions for the medical device, electronics, ...
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Huntsman's Pigments division has an industry award for its new Altiris infrared reflecting pigment. The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) award for innovative product of the year was presented to Rob Portsmouth, business ...
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BASF Canada’s coatings division recently sponsored the Canadian International Autoshow’s 40th Anniversary Charity Gala at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. This year’s charity auction featured a limited edition Camaro ...
NOF Metal Coatings Europe inaugurated its first global training center dedicated to zinc flake anticorrosion technology. The new center is located at the R&D and training European headquarters, in Creil, Oise, France. According to the ...
Polyolefin coatings firm Intertape Polymer Group has announced enhancement to the NovaShield warranty program. All NovaShield 400 series use the ArmorKote technology, and the firm claims the latest NovaShield programs offered now give ...
Tags: Novashield Program, ArmorKote technology, packaging systems
Industrielack AG (ILAG) inaugurated their new building in Wangen Switzerland. ILAG is part of the Looser Holding AG. The theme of the opening ceremony was “Getting Bigger – Staying Flexible.” ILAG, a leading provider ...
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GNS Science and Resene Paints have teamed up to develop a high-tech roof paint containing nanoparticles that will be more effective than existing coating products at reflecting summer heat and keeping buildings cooler in summer. The joint ...
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The American Coatings Association (ACA) has announced that Dr. Dean Webster, chair of the Coatings and Polymeric Materials Department at North Dakota State University (NDSU), will deliver the Mattiello Memorial Lecture at its CoatingsTech ...
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