Teknos has established a joint venture company with a local paint manufacturer in Russia. The new company is called Teknos Deco. Teknos is the majority shareholder.
Lignol Energy Corp. (Lignol), a technology company in the cellulosic ethanol and biorefining sector, and PPG Industries Inc. (PPG) have announced a joint development agreement for the development of commercial applications incorporating Lignol’s unique class of High-Purity Lignin and lignin derivatives (HP-L™ lignin) in various industrial coatings.
The SSCT has issued a call for papers for its 2010 SSCT Annual Meeting, to be held Sept. 26–29, 2010, at the Hilton Daytona Beach Resort/Ocean Walk Village, Daytona Beach, FL.
ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications, has approved two new standards that cover architectural coating touch-up properties and ink stain blocking of paint systems.
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.
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