A series of concrete bridges that support a new high-speed rail line connecting Beijing and Shanghai is set to benefit from the protective properties of specialty polyetheramines from the Performance Products division of Huntsman Corp.
AkzoNobel is investing almost €10 million to enhance its Felling, UK, site. A fire-protection testing laboratory and a polymer lab for powder coatings are being added to the existing R&D infrastructure at the site.
The Polymers and Coatings program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, will offer a Polymers and Coatings Introductory Short Course during the week of July 19-23, 2010.
Brookfield is offering two courses for users of Brookfield instrumentation. These day-long training sessions give attendees the know-how to verify and improve upon the data required for meaningful research and development and successful quality-control testing.