RPM International Inc. announced that its RPM Building Solutions Group (RPM BSG) has signed an agreement to acquire FEMA Farben + Putze GmbH (FEMA GmbH) of Ettlingen, Germany.
Increasing interest in the various uses of electrical contacts is the leading impetus for the development of a proposed new standard, ASTM WK34423, Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Palladium-Cobalt Alloy for Engineering Use.
Just a month after its launch, the Mastersizer 3000 laser diffraction particle size analyzer from Malvern Instruments was one of the winners at the Powtech Innovation Awards presented on October 11, at a ceremony in Nürnberg, Germany.
The Western European market for construction adhesives will grow by 1.8 percent in terms of value in 2011. The recovery from the economic crisis, which hit the construction industry significantly in 2008, began in 2010 and continues in 2011. A new study by Interconnection Consulting shows that the gradual upswing of the construction industry in Germany is the main driver of this turnaround.
R&D Magazine honored Office of Naval Research Scientist Dr. Roshdy George S. Barsoum with a 2011 R&D 100 award for the development of a revolutionary coating material that is blast and fire resistant.
Ceresana Research has released its autumn survey of the chemical industry. The survey reveals an optimistic business climate in highly competitive markets, and reports that growing competition and considerable increases in R&D expenditures will dominate global chemical markets during the next months.
The first annual report for Oregon’s paint recycling program, PaintCare, shows a successful first year. Through partnership with 95 collection sites, Oregon residents recycled more than 469,665 gallons of paint between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.
NürnbergMesse and Vincentz Network, the long-term event partners for international coatings and paint exhibitions and congresses, have sealed a cooperation agreement with Bosad, the Turkish association for the coatings and paint industry, for paintistanbul, which takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2012.
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