H.C. Starck GmbH is expanding its Executive Board to add the new position of chief technology officer (CTO). From February 2015, Dr. Michael Rei will take on this position, which was created in response to the rising importance of ...
Tags: operations manager, production manager, site manager, Electrical
As the next panel in their series of business and technical information, Coatings World will host a panel at the Waterborne Symposium In New Orleans, LA. This prestigious conference helps fund one of the most respected Polymer Science ...
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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
The likelihood of tighter European Union regulations on air emissions being imposed on the European coatings and other industries has been receding as the EU gives top priority to economic growth at a time when many of the region’s ...
Tags: IAQ labelling system, volatile organic compounds, Construction
Environmental packaging specialist Biopac has launched a new range of compostable containers with clear RPET lids which are said to be suitable for food outlets which would like to show off their culinary creations. The range has been ...
Tags: Biopac, Compostable Container
The producer of INOTEK, a biomimetic fibre, and technical director at MMT Textiles, a research and development company, Veronika Kapsali, has been named the Innovator of the Year at the ITMA Future Materials Awards ceremony held on 26 ...
Tags: Biomimetic Fibre, Bags Innovator, Textile
UK-based supplier and contract slitter of flexible packaging materials Lean Flexibles has installed a X6 slitting machine from Universal Converting Equipment. The machine has helped the company to minimise job set up times, produce ...
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UK-based eco packaging specialist Biopac has developed a range of environment-friendly disposables for the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) in support of its new, 'Cafe Rating'. The SRA has launched a new cafe rating to improve ...
Tags: eco packaging, Cafe Rating, Agriculture
Flexible packaging supplier Tyler Packaging has introduced directional laser scoring as part of its manufacturing processes which will allow it to incorporate complex shapes to its packaging designs without any loss to barrier properties. ...
PPG Industries' packaging coatings business has announced that INNOVEL HPS coatings, the next generation of internal protective spray lacquers for the beverage can industry, has been approved for use on aluminum and steel beverage cans. ...
Tags: Packaging Coatings, PPG, HPS Coatings
Axalta Coating Systems, one of the leading global suppliers of liquid and powder coatings, has announced the expansion of its global product portfolio to include Alesta ZeroZinc, the next generation of zinc free anticorrosion primers. These ...
Tags: Axalta Adds, Powder Product
Twin textile trade shows Yarnex- India International Yarn Exhibition and TexIndia- Textile Sourcing Fair which was held in Tirupur earlier this month witnessed a 25 percent increase in visitor numbers, who came from India as well as foreign ...
Pet Food UK’s AATU brand targets health conscious consumers who are as keen to look after the health and wellbeing of their pets, as they are their own. The flexible packaging company works in a range of industries, including human ...
LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has introduced the XLamp MH-B LED, a new generation of high-power LEDs that delivers better performance and a more effective way to achieve low-cost systems than ...
Tags: Cree, LEDs, Electrical
Peter Gabriele, Vice President, Research and Development and Jeremy Harris, Ph.D., Technical Director, will present "Anatomy of a Next-Generation Bioresorbable Coating for Medical Devices" during a live webinar on Tuesday, September 23 at ...