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This article will provide an introduction to two specific trade remedy laws – those concerning (1) antidumping and (2) countervailing duty investigations. Relief from these trade investigations can protect U.S. production operations, profits and employees.

Building a culture of risk mitigation and management into the chemical supply chain to reduce the probability of an incident or its impact on people or the environment is a priority for responsible managers.

Full mapping of these technologies and quantitative analysis of their impact in both the HPP market and the HP paints and coatings market across the next five years are given in the Smithers reports

Phase 3 of the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP-3), which has just begun, will assess 1,500 substances over the next five years, 30 percent of which are used in the paint and coatings industry.

It seems as if the coatings industry may benefit more by exploring the ideas of those outside the industry.

For manufacturers of paint and painted products alike, then, it is important to not only measure both wet and dry samples, but to establish standards for both.

Copolymerization of the hydrophobic vinyl esters of branched neo-carboxylic acids with acrylic monomers significantly improves the performance of acrylic binders.

While they only make up a tiny fraction of an end product, trace impurities can make up a large part of consumers’ perceptions.

This new technology offers a wide range of new possibilities, improvements, savings and much higher efficiency compared to the traditional dissolver process.

Functionalized, discrete carbon nanotubes have been made that provide significant improvements in the durability of epoxies.