PPG Industries’ coil and extrusion coatings group received a 2012 Chairman’s Award from the Metal Construction Association (MCA) at METALCON, an annual conference dedicated to metal construction products, technologies and solutions.
AkzoNobel has signed an expanded joint venture agreement with the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo group of companies, strengthening its position in the Middle East.
Dow Coating Materials, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, plans to expand production of its dispersants product line in response to increasing global demand.
General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, served as keynote speaker for the inaugural Thomas Lord Charitable Trust Lecture on November 27, 2012, at Little Hall Theater in Quantico, VA.
D.B. Becker Co. Inc., Clinton, NJ, and Matteson-Ridolfi Inc., Riverview, MI, have partnered with Nanobiomatters North America LLC, a subsidiary of Nanobiomatters Industries S.L., Valencia, Spain, for distribution of engineered clay-based additives.
In Harvard’s Pierce Hall, the surface of a small germanium-coated gold sheet shines vividly in crimson. A centimeter to the right, where the same metallic coating is literally only about 20 atoms thicker, the surface is a dark blue, almost black. The colors form the logo of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), where researchers have demonstrated a new way to customize the color of metal surfaces by exploiting a completely overlooked optical phenomenon.
The Protech/Oxyplast Group of Montreal, Canada, has reached an agreement to purchase the thermoplastic powder and liquid coatings businesses of the Thermoclad Co. of Erie, PA.
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