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The loading and unloading of tank trucks containing flammable or combustible products has long been recognized as one of the most serious fire and explosion risks for hazardous industry operations.

The technologies available from Henkel can be found in virtually every development stage involving motor vehicles.

Adding a pigment color to a dynamic mixer that is also used for non-colored products creates color contamination of the wetted parts and results in increased labor as well as production time and yield losses that directly affect the bottom line.

In searching for better flame retardants for home furnishings – a large source of fuel in house fires – National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers defied the conventional wisdom and literally hit a wall, one made of clay.

Compressed air has been used as a power source in industry for many years.

History is replete with examples where technological advancement has always been at the cost of nature, and that at every step of the way nature has fought back to get its due.

IRL has released a new edition of its title, A Profile of the Russian Paint Industry, which contains market data for 2011 and forecasts for 2016.

The wrinkles on a raisin result from a simple effect: As the pulp inside dries, the skin grows stiff and buckles to accommodate its shrinking size.

Scientists in the Chemistry Division at the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a novel two-component siloxane-based non-skid coating for use on flight-decks and walk-ways of U.S. Navy ships.

Coat’N’Cool, an Orange County, CA-based cool roof company, will serve as a vendor for New York City’s cool roof initiative, “NYC Cool Roofs,” and has been contracted to provide its cool roof product to cover the 14,000-square-foot roof of a New York City condominium building.