Evonik Industries has completed work on a large complex for polymers, plastics intermediates and coating systems in Shanghai, China, and has brought the quarter billion euro facility fully on stream.
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.
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