The UK’s Technology Strategy Board has awarded £0.5 million in funding to a consortium that will participate in a two-year collaborative research project to develop new, sustainable high-performance marine-fouling-control coatings.
Elastomeric roof coatings manufacturer National Coatings Corp. (NCC) announced that Collin G. Qualls has joined the company as the new District Sales Manager serving the Gulf – Southeast region.
The PPG Industries Foundation donated $65,000 for educational programs that aim to teach girls about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and encourage them to pursue careers in related fields.
LORD Corp., Cary, NC, has partnered with the North Carolina State University Department of Chemistry to establish the first LORD Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship.
Private equity firm Huron Capital Partners LLC and industry veteran Ray Chlodney have cofounded Valentus Specialty Chemicals Inc. (Valentus), a platform company in the specialty coatings industry.
PPG Industries’ coil and building products coatings group announced that it will reintroduce DURANAR®ADS (air-dried system) fluoropolymer coatings this summer, three years after the products were withdrawn from the market.
