AkzoNobel has underscored its ambition to double revenue in China within the next five years by opening its sixth powder coatings facility in the country.
PPG Industries has been selected as one of five industry partners in the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC), a five-year initiative designed to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the United States. The initiative is being funded in part by a $129 million grant from the federal government.
According to a study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, the global consumption of formulated adhesives was 16.6 billion pounds in 2009, worth $20.6 billion.
Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant continues to strengthen its presence in Greater China with the official opening of its new Greater China headquarters in Shanghai on October 20, 2010.
Materials and technologies that can be incorporated into security printing will be featured at IMI’s Seventh Annual Security Printing Conference on November 15-17, 2010, at the Hollywood Beach Marriott, Hollywood (Fort Lauderdale), FL.
Industrial Nanotech Inc. announced that the company’s patented Nansulate thermal insulation and mold-prevention coating has been awarded the NOM certification and is now part of the Green Mortgage program by INFONAVIT, Mexico's state-owned and largest mortgage provider.
The Protech-Oxyplast Group Montreal, Canada, won the Surface Innovation Award during the Surface Exhibition held in The Netherlands from October 12-14, 2010.