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 announced the availability of a short study that analyzes the attitudes and approaches of the Western European decorative coatings sector to the continued greening of its products.
The 18th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-18), taking place July 4-10, 2010, in Anchorage, AK, has issued a call for two-page short papers.
The committee for NW Coatings Fest 2010 has issued a Call for Papers. The event is set to take place May 12-14, 2010, at The Benson Hotel, Portland, OR.
The Australian research community will soon have access to one of the most powerful nanotechnology instruments in the world, able to write and etch data on particles 10,000-times smaller than the width of a human hair.
Chemistries and deposition technologies available at Gelest Inc. are now detailed in a six-page brochure titled, “Micro-Particle Surface Modification; Innovating Particle Functionalization.”
TH Hilson Co. has become the Midwest distributor for Clariant Industrial & Consumer Care products. Clariant Industrial and Consumer Care product lines include personal care, industrial and home care, metalworking, and construction and coatings.
INEOS, one of the world’s largest chemical companies, has announced a technological breakthrough that will significantly improve the global security of supply for acetonitrile.
Patrick J. Brennan, Vice President of Q-Lab Corp., Westlake, OH, died Sept. 20, 2009. During his 30-year Q-Lab career, he became established as one of the few experts in the field of accelerated weathering and lightfastness. He was an active member of ASTM, ISO and AATCC, standards-making organizations.