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.
U.S. demand for flame retardants is expected to reverse its decline and is forecast to expand 2.7 percent per annum to 950 million pounds in 2013, valued at $900 million.
Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX) has introduced legislation aimed at helping America combat the hidden destruction of critical energy-industry infrastructure.
According to Soy Chemicals, a new study from The Freedonia Group Inc., demand for soy chemicals is forecast to increase 7.8 percent per year to $2.7 billion in 2013.
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