Ravi Sethi of ProcurianRaw material costs as a percentage of plastic packaging costs have been on a steady rise due to the long-term appreciation in crude oil prices, a key ingredient for resins. Crude oil prices have increased five-fold ...
Advances in materials science and nanotechnology have created several new functionalities in coatings, going beyond their original basic protective and decorative attributes. However, mismatched perceptions among coating developers and ...
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A small crack or hole can destroy your large building. In the rainy season, we come to know the exact fitness of our house. When it gets some drop of water flushing from elsewhere, the house become prone to unpleasant mishaps in coming ...
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Finland-based nanotech firm Picodeon Ltd, which specializes in thin-film coatings and surface treatments, is to accelerate the development and manufacture of its thin films and thin-film deposition tools following completion of a €5m ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has invested $5 million in a new pilot reactor that has begun operations to support coatings polymer research and scale-up activities at its Coatings ...
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For most of us, a modern lifestyle without polymers is unthinkable…if only we knew what they were. The ordinary hardware-store terms we use for them include "plastics, polyethylene, epoxy resins, paints, adhesives, rubber" -- without ...
Norwegian food research institute Nofima is participating in a major EU-financed project in which 'active' packaging based on raw materials from shrimp shell improves and conserves food products and after use the packaging biodegrades. In ...
Sometime soon you could be drinking your fruit smoothie from a plastic cup that started life as a pile of grass clippings. Moreover, these same kinds of cups also might end up as compost on your lawn. Scientists are working to reduce the ...
The AATCC Foundation, Inc, announces deadlines in September for two programs designed to support students enrolled in university textile programs. The AATCC Foundation Student Research Support Program, which is supported by the AATCC ...
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Over a hundred works of experts from around the world will be presented. The high-level programming of the 13th International Coatings Congress has already been defined and can be found on the event website (www.abrafati2013.com.br). Part ...
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The Waterborne, High-Solids and Powder Coatings Symposium sponsored by the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at the University of Southern Mississippi has announced its 2014 Plenary Speaker. Professor James Rawlins of the ...
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By simply printing out your own shower curtain rings, iPhone case, jewelry organizer or other common products, an average homeowner could recoup the cost of a 3D printer in under a year. That's the conclusion of a study by Michigan ...
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Producers of treatment chemicals will generate revenues of $11.9 billion next year in Asia. This is the latest forecast in the continually updated McIlvaine publication: Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market. The power ...
That renewable energy is the future of power production is crystal clear, but so too may be energy storage. Researchers at Penn State's Materials Research Institute are developing a thin and flexible glass, about one-tenth the thickness ...
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International chemical group Solvay announces results for the second quarter & first half year for 2013. Q2 Highlights - Group net sales down (4) % YoY at € 3,062 m, with volumes (1)%, prices (2)% and forex (1)% - REBITDA at ...
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