The Munich-based chemical Group WACKER has successfully concluded registration of its pyrogenic silicas in the "silicon dioxide" substance group according to the REACH regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction processes for chemical substances.
International Coatings Co., a southern California-based plastics, coatings and adhesives compounder and custom formulator, has recently expanded its manufacturing capacity in order to broaden its contract manufacturing capabilities and services to more companies.
AkzoNobel Industrial Finishes has reinforced the strategic position of its Casco Adhesives business in Eastern Europe by acquiring the wood adhesives activities of Kronochem.
The Coatings Institute of the Missouri University of Science and Technology is offering a short course, Introduction to Paint Formulation, from May 18-22, 2009.
Allcoat Technology, Wilmington, MA, has appointed Maroon Inc. as distributor of its AllUthane, PolyCrl, AllSperse and Allcrl range of products in the central United States.
The 73rd Annual Meeting and Technology Conference of the Southern Society for Coatings Technology (SSCT) was held at the King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort in St. Simons Island, GA, on March 15-18, 2009.
Integran Technologies Inc., Toronto, has announced the official launch of its Nanovate™ EM coating, designed to provide low-frequency magnetic shielding to polymer, composite and metal parts.
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. That is among the key findings of IRL's latest study, A Profile of the Indian Paint Industry, 4th Edition.
A New Zealand-based company is seeking a global patent for a recycling process that can profitably turn waste paint, powder coatings and wood into high-performance particle board for building.
Nice, France, will become the premier meeting place for the major users of radiation curing materials, equipment and products, hosting this year’s RadTech Europe Conference & Exhibition. The conference will take place October 14 and 15, 2009.
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