Duranar VARI-Cool coatings, which were used on the library’s metal siding, feature infrared-reflective pigments that deflect solar heat from buildings to reduce air-conditioning costs and urban heat-island effect. The coatings also ...
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With its proposed $1 billion acquisition of Akzo's North American house paint business PPG Industries, Inc. has found a use for the $900 million in cash proceeds from its soon to be completed commodity chemicals divestiture. Importantly, ...
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PPG Industries has been granted a patent for a coating comprised of a binder com-prised of a saturated polymer comprised of silyl functional groups and having a silyl equivalent weight of at least 150;an ungelled,secondary ...
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The 2012 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo drew industry leaders from across the country and around the world to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco for three days of sustainable energy discussion. Although the green ...
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PPG Industries has appointed Eric Thiele, assistant treasurer and credit director, as its new treasurer and a company officer. As of December 1 Thiele will be based at PPG's headquarters in Pittsburgh where he will report to David B. ...
At a hearing held in Windsor, Ontario on September 12, 2011, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved a settlement of the class action Court File No. CV-08-11573 (Windsor) in respect of Construction Flat Glass against the defendants ...
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On the face of it the outlook in Europe for OEM automobile coatings looks grim at the moment. The region is estimated to have a 20 percent overcapacity in car manufacturing so that plant closures are seen to be sooner or later ...
Sales in Europe's decorative paints market have been sluggish this year and are likely to show an even slower pace of growth in 2012. Meanwhile in the Gulf area of the Middle East—close to Europe's doorstep—the decorative ...
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PPG Industries announced that a new series of window products featuring Duranar coatings was among the winners of the 2012 Glass Magazine Awards announced earlier this month. The awards recognize the best products and glass applications in ...
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The Atlanta application support center operated by PPG Industries' aerospace business has been recognized by Northrop Grumman Corp. as a 2011 Platinum Source Preferred supplier for quality and performance in providing coatings, sealants and ...
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Grace Matthews, Inc. has announced PPG Industries has acquried Spraylat Corporation, a global producer of industrial powder and liquid coatings. Headquartered in Pelham, NY, Spraylat maintains manufacturing facilities in North America, ...
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PPG Industries has received a patent for a method for generating metallic particles in situ in a solid polymer comprised of contacting the polymer with a solution comprised of a solvent, a metal salt and a free radical generator; infusing ...
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WorldSkills International, China's automotive refinish competition, was held recently at PPG Industries' new Shanghai Training Center. PPG helped organize the competition and provided tools, facilities and premium car-painting products for ...
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PPG Industries has completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets of Spraylat Corp.,a privately-owned industrial coatings company based in Pelham,NY.Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition furthers the ...
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U.S. 8,133,599 B2 PPG Industries has received a patent for a coated article comprised of a substrate; a first coating formed over at least a portion of the substrate, the first coating is comprised of a mixture of at least two oxides ...