Although manufacturing plants around the world continue to operate well below capacity, nearly half of them plan to increase spending on capital equipment in the coming year.
New regulations set forth by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to mandate greenhouse gas reporting in the U.S. carbon black industry have led to the development of a new ASTM International standard, ASTM D 7662, Test Method for Carbon Content in Carbon Black Feedstock Oils
Global Industry Analysts Inc. has released a comprehensive global report on the acrylic resins market. The global market for acrylic resins is forecast to exceed 16.4 billion pounds by the year 2015.
Technicians, professors, researchers and other professionals interested in presenting papers at the 12th International Coatings Congress may now submit their abstracts.
Abstracts for podium and poster presentations are now being accepted for the 54th Annual Sink or Swim Technical Symposium, to be held May 24-25, 2011, at the University of Akron.
The APAC paint and coatings market for 2010 is estimated to be approximately $48 billion, with a market size of 15 million metric tons (MT) and a growth rate of 8 to 11 percent.
Due in part to the United Soybean Board (USB) and the U.S. soybean research and promotion program known as The Soybean Checkoff, 32 new soy-based products hit the market in 2010.
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