Looking forward to 2009, more than a quarter of recently surveyed small business owners plan to spend more on advertising, and another 60 percent plan to spend about the same as in 2008.
According to the consulting firm of Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, worldwide consumption of five leading additives for coatings and inks was 1.4 million pounds, worth $3.1 billion, in 2008.
Columbia University in New York City will host a convergence of two international groups of colloid and surface scientists in June 2009 at its Morningside campus.
According to a new study by the Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based industry market research firm, demand for metal powders is expected to remain steady in value terms at about $3.5 billion in 2012, as prices for many of these materials are expected to decline from elevated 2007 levels.
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