Despite a challenging economy and declining production, the polyurethane industry continued to evolve over the past two years while addressing growing concerns over energy conservation, that according to the 2008 End-Use Market Survey on the Polyurethanes Industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
IRL has produced a short study that analyzes the attitudes and approaches of the Western European decorative coatings sector to the continued greening of its products.
U.S. demand for flame retardants is expected to reverse its decline and is forecast to expand 2.7 percent per annum to 950 million pounds in 2013, valued at $900 million.
In the first nine months of 2009, global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis saw its sales volumes fall by 11.8 percent compared with the same period in 2008.
Scientists at the UK’s Defence Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL) are working on developing a strippable paint coating that would decontaminate itself after absorbing chemical agents.
Market and technology leaders from nearly all exhibition areas will be represented at PaintExpo, planned for April 13-16, 2010, at the exhibition centre in Karlsruhe, Germany.
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany is the first college in the world dedicated to research, development, education and deployment in the emerging disciplines of nanoscience, nanoengineering, nanobioscience and nanoeconomics.
Clariant, a specialty chemicals company, has announced plans to further optimize its global production network in order to address overcapacities and to reduce costs.
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