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PPG Completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project at Union Rescue Mission Facility in Sylmar, California

PPG Completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project at Union Rescue Mission Facility in Sylmar, California

December 5, 2019
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PPG announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES project at the Union Rescue Mission's (URM) Hope Gardens Family Center.
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Coatings Add Distinctive Effects to Calgary Central Library Façade

November 1, 2019
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Custom color formulated by PPG evokes snowflakes, cracked ice on lake.
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Copper-Containing Glass Ceramic with High Antimicrobial Efficacy

Timothy M. Gross Joydeep Lahiri Avantika Golas Jian Luo Florence Verrier Jackie L. Kurzejewski David E. Baker Jie Wang Paul F. Novak Michael J. Snyder
October 9, 2019
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This article describes an alkali copper aluminoborophosphosilicate glass ceramic material that acts as a sustainable delivery system for Cu+1 ions with high antimicrobial efficacy.
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When the Film Thickness Does Not Determine the Leveling

Kerstin Vennhoff
October 8, 2019
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With RHEOBYK-7610, BYK has succeeded in developing a rheology additive which, in addition to the familiar properties, generates a specific viscosity profile.
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Specialty Chemicals Snapshot

Kristin Johansson
September 12, 2019
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Specialty chemicals are used throughout many industries, including coatings. PCI recently asked Jonathan Craig, Vice President Specialty Chemicals at Ascend Performance Materials, to discuss these performance products and the current state of the market.
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Improving Outdoor Durability of Wood Coatings

Dr. Mouhcine Kanouni Jean-Yves Desrats
September 10, 2019
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These new dispersion additives provide excellent outdoor protection for all water-based polymeric binders used in exterior applications such as coatings, grouts and plasters.
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Akzonobel Rises to Challenge of Historic Hudson Yards Project in New York

Akzonobel Rises to Challenge of Historic Hudson Yards Project in New York

September 4, 2019
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New York's historic Hudson Yards development - which is changing the city's iconic skyline - has reached its latest milestone, and AkzoNobel has made a major contribution.
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Green Buildings and Sustainable Fire Safety Technology – Moving Ahead

Ryan Schoonmaker
September 4, 2019
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Green building is rapidly starting to scale up, bringing to light emerging issues such as the nexus between sustainable building design and fire safety - a challenge addressed by Perstorp's bio-based pentaerythritol for intumescent coatings.
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The Decorative Coatings Market

Driven by Increased Residential Construction and Renovation Activities
Vikash Kumar Annirban Bhattacharya
September 2, 2019
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The global decorative coatings market was USD 65 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 82 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 5%, between 2018 and 2023.
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Dispersible Polymer Powders for Biocide-Free Wall Paints

Dispersible Polymer Powders for Biocide-Free Wall Paints

Dr. Lada Bemert
August 5, 2019
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WACKER has developed a dispersible polymer powder that allows manufacturers to formulate interior wall paints in powder form. The technology does not require the addition of biocides and offers key advantages when it comes to storing and transporting paints.
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