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Novel Enabling Techniques to Quantify Wet and Dry Coating Properties

Novel Enabling Techniques to Quantify Wet and Dry Coating Properties

September 1, 2015
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Novel enabling technologies were developed to quantify both wet and dry coating properties and augment traditional measurement methods.


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Novel Hybrid Meets Demand for UV Protection and Chemical Resistance in Low-VOC Coatings for Institutional Interiors

Let There be (Day) Light

Novel Hybrid Meets Demand for UV Protection and Chemical Resistance in Low-VOC Coatings for Institutional Interiors
September 1, 2015
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The desire for lower-VOC coatings coupled with growing interest in daylighting to reduce building energy consumption are driving interest in low-VOC acrylic systems that deliver signature UV resistance while meeting the need for durability in high-traffic commercial and institutional architecture.


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Siliconeâ??s Positive Influences on Exterior Coatings

Silicone’s Positive Influences on Exterior Coatings

September 1, 2015
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Certain silicone technology, like silicone resin emulsions, can provide a significant decrease in dirt pick up from exposure due to the hydrophobic properties.


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Crocs Flagship Storefront Emblazoned with Custom Colors

August 1, 2015
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The final design for the Crocs store in Manhattan is a quintessential Crocs look, incorporating the company’s trademark bright colors with backlit, clear globes to create a shoe-like storefront, complete with its very own set of Crocs’ signature ventilation holes.


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New Washington University Aluminum-Framed Skylights Finished with PVDF Coating

August 1, 2015
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Washington University in St. Louis celebrated the 97th anniversary of Olin Business School with the dedication of two new buildings. A five-story glass atrium that crowns the two buildings was finished using a 70-percent polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resin-based coating.


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Coating Solution for U.K.’s Waverley Railway Station

July 1, 2015
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Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings was called on to provide a coating solution for the cast and wrought iron substrate, with some new steel sections. Anti-corrosion protection was required for a minimum period of 25 years.


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Liquid-Applied Air Barrier Enables Cold-Weather Project to Move Forward

July 1, 2015
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A total of 65,000 square feet of Dow Corning DefendAir 200 was applied to the GlasRoc Sheathing and concrete block substrates on the Overland Park Scheels store. Construction continued to move forward during the winter months.


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Rebuilding a Wonder of the Medieval World

July 1, 2015
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AkzoNobel's Decorative Paints business is helping to recreate one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World - the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing in China.


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Fundamentals in Choosing a Biocide

Cecilia McGough Wilson Nova-Ruiz
July 1, 2015
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Many factors are affected by the presence of microbes and their metabolic byproducts, including viscosity, pH, gas production, odor and color development and plant equipment.


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Global Top 10 and the PCI 25

Global Top 10 and the PCI 25

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Karen Parker
July 1, 2015
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This report ranks coatings manufacturers by coatings sales, and includes information about each manufacturer, including products they manufacture and recent mergers and acquisitions.


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