PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has manufactured more than 100,000 gallons of coatings in a new small-batch process that began operation at its Little Rock, AR, manufacturing facility in January.
AkzoNobel’s protective coatings business announced that Scott Doering and Fernando Macedo have been appointed Vice Presidents overseeing the International® and Devoe® protective coatings brands within the North America East and West regions.
Researchers at University West in Sweden have started using nanoparticles in the heat-insulating surface layer that protects aircraft engines from heat.
A proposed new ASTM International standard is emerging from research being conducted at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to identify and investigate coatings that will prevent the settlement and attachment of erosion-causing invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels inside water and wastewater pipelines.
VersaFlex Inc, a formulator and manufacturer of polyurea protective coatings, liners and sealants, is expanding its technical sales and service operations into regionally staffed units across the United States and Canada.
NANOMYTE® TC?5001, a nanotechnology-enabled, single-component, clear coating from NEI Corp., is designed to protect zinc?plated and galvanized steel surfaces from rusting under severe environmental and operating conditions.
Coatings by PPG Industries’ aerospace business create the colorful characters and “The Spirit of Hong Kong” livery on Cathay Pacific Airways’ Boeing 777-300ER airplane.
PPG Industries has completed its previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology Co. Inc., a privately owned supplier of high-temperature-resistant and insulative coatings, based in Boxborough, MA.
