The Lubrizol Corporation announces the opening of its new Innovation Centre in Singapore, the latest addition to Lubrizol's growing presence in Asia. The opening ceremony for the new laboratory facility marks another milestone in support ...
After a sharp downturn following the 2008 financial crisis, growth in coatings demand in the Gulf region of the Middle East is now surging forward again. This recovery was symbolized in late November by the announcement that Dubai, which ...
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Yesterday PPG announced the Bullitt Center in Seattle, commonly known as the greenest office building, is constructed with PPG glass products. The six story 50,000 sq. ft. office building located in Seattle’s central district was ...
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Triple Insulating Glass Improves U-value and Solar Heat Gain Performance - Viracon has expanded its triple insulating glass sizes to 70 square feet, giving architects and building designers more options as energy codes become stricter. ...
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RoomSide Low-E Coating Improves U-value Performance -- Architects and building designers now have more options for improving U-value performance. Viracon is pleased to announce an expanded product offering using its new RoomSide™ ...
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The LEED rating system recently experienced a significant overhaul. Specifiers and applicators are looking for coatings that meet the new LEED v4 requirements while delivering optimal performance. Sherwin-Williams manufactures coatings that ...
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AkzoNobel announced plans to optimize the manufacturing footprint of its Coil Coatings sites in Europe and Russia by concentrating production at three strategic sites. The company intends to improve operational performance by focusing all ...
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The industrial paint market in India is being driven by automotive and high performance coatings. The auto industry in India is showing signs of pickup with car sales of 133,486 in August in 2013, up 15.4 perent from a year ago, according ...
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Professor Robert Langer, David H. Koch Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be the honored speaker at the Axalta Distinguished Lectures sponsored by Axalta Coating Systems and hosted by the Department of ...
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The thin sheets of wood that are glued together in layers, such that the wood grain is at a right angle to each other is called plywood. Different types of plywood are graded according to an engineered wood panel. You will find the grades ...
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PPG Industries has appointed Diane M. Kappas vice president, Americas, for the protective and marine coatings (PMC) business. The company also announced that Jane Valenta has been appointed to Kappas' previous role of vice president, ...
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AkzoNobel has expanded its presence in the Middle East after acquiring a 50 percent stake and management control of Sadolin Paints Oman SAOC, which employs around 150 people. The company has signed a joint venture agreement with Omar ...
PPG Industries announced that Diane M. Kappas has been appointed vice president, Americas, for the protective and marine coatings (PMC) business, effective Dec. 1. The company also announced that Jane Valenta has been appointed to ...
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PPG Industries has relocated its regional office for automotive refinish operations in Southwest China to the Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone. The relocation ceremony also marked the inauguration of a new Chengdu ...
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DuPont advanced its transformation to a higher growth, higher value company as its Board of Directors authorized management to execute a full separation of its Performance Chemicals segment, which includes the Titanium Technologies and ...
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