The Air Resources Board of California (ARB) staff has posted its final report entitled, Development of an Improved VOC Analysis Method for Architectural Coatings.
After more than five years of research in conjunction with the University of Auckland, Orica Powder Coatings, Auckland, New Zealand, is applying to patent a recycling process that can profitably turn waste paint, powder coatings and wood into high-performance particleboard for building.
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.