Advanced Polymer Inc., Carlstadt, NJ, has launched its new e-Brochure. The brochure is designed to allow users quick access to product selection and technical information.
International Paint LLC has announced that the company’s specialty linings and coatings brand, Ceilcote®, is now available to customers throughout Europe, Asia and the Netherlands.
Dunn-Edwards has donated 2185 gallons of new paint for Rebuilding Together Valley of the Sun to use in the upcoming sixth annual Rock & Roll Paint-A-Thon, an event that matches volunteers around the state with qualifying low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners whose homes are in desperate need of an exterior paint job.
The specialty chemicals Group ALTANA posted considerably lower first-half 2009 sales and earnings than in the comparative period of 2008, due to the worldwide economic crisis.
Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC, in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Institute of Laser Technology (ILOT), received the R & D 100 award for its work in developing the Ultra-Accelerated Weathering System (UAWS).
PPG Industries can help metal roof manufacturers expedite registration of their cool roof coating colors with the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) and the ENERGY STAR Cool Roof program, enabling them to promote tax credits and meet "green" building criteria.
A revision to an important ASTM nanotechnology standard incorporates a large-scale interlaboratory study that took place in 2008. The revised standard, ASTM E2490, Guide for Measurement of Particle Size Distribution of Nanomaterials in Suspension by Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS), is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E56.02 on Characterization: Physical, Chemical and Toxicological Properties, part of ASTM International Committee E56 on Nanotechnology.
A new method developed at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) for depositing super-hard, ultra-thick coatings on components has received a 2009 R&D 100 Award.