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, ...
Tags: PPG, Coating, Marine Coating, Construction, Decoration
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. recently signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kanoria Chemicals and Industries Limited to form a joint venture that would construct a new phenolic specialty resins plant in India at ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Resin
BASF will present numerous solutions in the area of sustainable housing and construction at the BATIMAT trade fair in Paris Nord Villepinte. Based at Hall 5A/stand D34, the company will showcase products to raise energy efficiency, reduce ...
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Ross offers a wide range of custom-designed agitated reactors for chemical processes and sanitary applications. This selection includes new designs of skid-mounted high-pressure reactors specially developed to meet the exact needs of end ...
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The worldwide smart coatings market will grow from $363 million in 2013 to almost $3.0 billion in 2018, according to a new report from industry analysis firm NanoMarkets. The report, "Worldwide Smart Coatings Markets, 2013-2020," noted that ...
Tags: Smart Coatings, Coatings, Construction, Decoration
Jotun Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) has launched the HPS Newbuilding Solution at Kormarine in Busan, South Korea. The HPS Newbuilding Solution is aimed at yards delivering vessels with eco-design and who want to maximize the energy ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Transportation
New Best Wire Industrial, one of the major carbon, alloy and stainless steel wire products makers in Taiwan has announced its combined sales in the third quarter was at NT$1.223 billion, falling by about 5% from NT$1.29 billion in the ...
Tags: taiwan, steel, Construction, Decoration
It's reported that the Chinese steelmaker Tangshan Steel, a subsidiary of Hebei Iron and Steel Group said that its exports of steel long products totaled 528,900 tons in January-October period, hitting a record high. Meanwhile, the domestic ...
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Boa-Franc, manufacturer prefinished hardwood floors, has received the most prestigious award bestowed by the Canadian government on businesses and organizations that successfully apply best business practices. A Gold Trophy Award was ...
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InstaFloor North America will be exhibiting at its first major trade show, the NAFCD Annual Convention (North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors). Attendees will be able to see InstaLay demonstrations, an environmentally ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, floor
Kennebec Lumber Company has begun construction on three new state-of-the-art kilns, each capable of drying 60,000 board feet, increasing overall capacity to nearly 1,000,000 board feet. The new computer-controlled propane-fired kilns will ...
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There was a time when just hanging an "open" sign on your store meant you would be successful. Thanks in part to the recession, as well as whole slew of things—from changing demographics to technological advances to increased ...
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USFloors has opened a Mainland China office in Shanghai to provide local management and oversight of sourcing, quality, and logistics. The operation will be fully staffed and headed up by Julian Dossche, USFloors' senior manager of global ...
Tags: floor, Construction, Decoration
Russia's imports of stainless steel products totaled 20,339 tons in September, rising by 5.6% from August, according to data released by the Russia-based SpetsStal Association. In the first nine months of this year, the country's imports of ...
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It's reported that the Korea's steelmaker Posco announced to remain its prices for stainless coils unchanged for November, in spite of rising nickel prices. After the announcement, its list prices for 304 grade hot rolled coils (HRC) are ...
Tags: steel, Construction, Decoration, Stainless Coil