In an ongoing effort to better serve its customer base of independent retailers, PPG Architectural Coatings, a business of PPG Industries, has announced the launch of the all-new PPG Pittsburgh Paints brand, combining the heritage and ...
Tags: contractors, professional painters, homeowners, Construction
The latest figures from the British Coatings Federation show that for the second consecutive year, paint sales have outperformed GDP, with an increase of 5 percent in volume during 2014, against economic growth of 3 percent. ...
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has introduced PerformaLoc advanced productivity coatings, a new category of cross-linked coatings featuring a proprietary combination of low-volatile organic compound (VOC) resins that ...
Tags: Productivity Coatings, trailers, shipping containers, Construction
Garmatex Technologies, an industry disrupting inventor and supplier of scientifically-engineered performance fabrics, has launched two revolutionary apparel technologies at the PGA 2015 Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida, held from ...
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One of the best moves Floors and More ever made was a year into the company’s life when its founders Dan and Brenda Billingsley decided to take their tile store from a city address to its current location on Interstate 30, a direct ...
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A group of bipartisan business and government leaders released a report Friday that looks at the economic effects climate change is likely to bring to the Midwest, including the region’s farmers, and concludes that in some of the ...
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The weather world's been talking for months about the prospect of the southern oscillation index tilting from La Nina to El Nino, a shift that normally signals more crop-friendly, mild and moisture-plentiful weather for the Midwest. But ...
Although it’s been a quiet topic since jumping to Hawaii, the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) is still taking a toll on hog markets. The hog market yo-yo’ed throughout 2014, and we should expect that to continue into 2015 ...
Tags: hogs, pork, Agriculture
Globally-recognized restaurant brand Tony Roma’s serve five new ‘Crave the Kick’ items infused with the flavors of chipotle, poblano, apple and pomegranate for a limited period of time. "We want to start the year with a ...
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SABMiller has announced that its organic lager volumes witnessed 1% decline in the third quarter ended 31 December 2014, due to fall in demand in China and Colombia. According to the figures released by the company, group net producer ...
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The paints and coatings industry in Europe faces substantial challenges. Efficient production is meant to go hand in hand with ever better performance. At the same time, coatings must meet the increasing demand for health-friendly and ...
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In cooperation with international partners, Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland have presented what is claimed to be the first semiconductor laser consisting solely of ...
Tags: Group-IV Lasers, clock signal, Electrical
Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) reported early season skier visits at its 21 member resorts were approximately one percent off last year’s strong pace. The report covers visits between Opening Day (Oct. 17, 2014) through Dec. 31, ...
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Kraft Barbecue Sauce has revamped line of sauces with recipes featuring high-quality ingredients like tomatoes, sweet molasses, cider vinegar and cane sugar. Kraft Barbecue Sauce wants to help grilling fans make something amazing with an ...
Tags: tomatoes, sweet molasses, cider vinegar, Agriculture
The paints and coatings industry in Europe faces substantial challenges. Efficient production is meant to go hand in hand with ever better performance, according to BASF. At the same time, coatings must meet the increasing demand for ...
Tags: resource-saving solutions, raw materials, Construction