PPG Industries was selected to receive a $741,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the development of materials and automation processes for wind-blade manufacturing.
Air Products has opened its new specialty amines plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. The facility will support customers in the polyurethane additives and epoxy markets.
At the Goldman Sachs Industrials Conference, DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman outlined how DuPont expects to deliver 20 percent compound annual earnings growth for the 2009-2012 period.
Move over neutral color schemes. Livelier hues will be making a comeback in home décor in 2010-2011, and it’s all about using color as a mood lifter in the midst of challenging times, according to leading Canadian paint brand Sico Paints.
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, have created the first carbon nanotube device that can detect the entire visible spectrum of light, a feat that could soon allow scientists to probe single molecule transformations, study how those molecules respond to light, observe how the molecules change shapes and understand other fundamental interactions between molecules and nanotubes.
Brian Baymiller, Branch and Sales & Marketing Manager- Americas of Fuji Silysia Chemical LTD., has announced additional territorial representation of the company’s micronized silica gel product, Sylysia, by Van Horn Metz.
Resinall Europe bvba and RÜTGERS Germany GmbH have announced the formation of Resinall Rütgers Resins GmbH as a joint venture company with a registered office in Duisburg, Germany.
In an effort to provide the most current information on slip, trip and fall prevention, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of a newly revised American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ASSE Z359.0-2009, “Definitions and Nomenclature Used for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest,” voluntary consensus standard.
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