ASTM is looking for participants to help study the properties of black glass. ASTM Subcommittee D1.26 on Optical Properties of Coatings maintains a standard (D2805) that specifies black glass panels in the test method and refers to “black Carrara glass” in the footnote. Current practice is to use black glass, but not necessarily Carrara.
World demand for carbon black is forecast to rise 4.3 percent per year through 2013 to 11.6 million metric tons, bolstered by a healthy global rubber market.
IAL Consultants has released a new publication for the radiation-curables sector, entitled Global Overview of the Radiation Curing Market. The study provides an overview of the 2009 market sizes for radiation-curable raw materials and formulations, together with trends that are driving these two segments.
The Polymers and Coatings program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, will offer a Polymers and Coatings Introductory Short Course during the week of July 19-23, 2010.
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