While companies in mature economies face the challenge of even maintaining sales throughout the ongoing financial crisis, continued growth in India is likely to lead to an additional million tons of coatings demand by 2013, when the total Indian paint market will be in the region of 2.7 million tons.
Entropy Surfboards, a division of Entropy Sports, Amroy Europe (Amroy) Ltd., and Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) LLC have teamed up to deliver a new line of custom-made surfboards that incorporate carbon nanotubes from BMS.
PPG Industries has signed a mutual supply and marketing collaboration agreement with Dynasystems, a global supplier of blast and ballistic protective systems, to combine resources in the development and distribution of a portfolio of products designed for physical asset protection.
Architects say durability is the most important attribute for a “green” building product, according to a new industry survey commissioned by PPG Industries (PPG).
Allcoat Technology, Wilmington, MA, has appointed Boehle Chemicals, Sterling Heights, MI, as its distributor in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia, West New York and Kentucky.
Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has reported first-quarter results for 2009, with sales volumes down compared to last year, but up in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2008.
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has appointed Michael T. Hartings as General Manager, PMC, United States and Canada (USCA)