The UK’s Technology Strategy Board has awarded £0.5 million in funding to a consortium that will participate in a two-year collaborative research project to develop new, sustainable high-performance marine-fouling-control coatings.
The PPG Industries Foundation donated $65,000 for educational programs that aim to teach girls about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and encourage them to pursue careers in related fields.
PPG Industries’ coil and building products coatings group announced that it will reintroduce DURANAR®ADS (air-dried system) fluoropolymer coatings this summer, three years after the products were withdrawn from the market.
PPG Industries reported record first-quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.6 billion, up $528 million, or 17%, versus the prior year.
PPG Industries outlines its progress toward the company’s 2020 sustainability goals in its 2013 Corporate Sustainability Report, which is now available online at www.ppg.com/csr.
Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) reported a positive volume and price/mix development in all three of the company’s business areas for the first quarter of 2014.
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has received a $224,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop dark-colored pigments for cool metal roof and façade coatings that incorporate near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence and reflectance to improve energy performance.
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