A zero-VOC water-based epoxy topcoat has been formulated based on a new innovative solid epoxy resin dispersion cured with modified water-soluble amine without adding solvent, acid, diluent and plasticizer.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released ISO13320:2009, a newly revised standard for laser-diffraction particle-size analysis.
The HallStar Co., a specialty chemical company headquartered in Chicago, has appointed James R. Conaty, Robert B. Covalt and James N. Hallene to its Board of Directors.
Jim Martin has joined Gaco Western as Area Sales Manager in the Commercial Coatings division for the Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina territory.
As of Jan. 1, 2010, the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG) requirements for marine pollutant markings are mandatory for all applicable shipments.
Miller Paint has entered into a definitive agreement with Akzo Nobel to acquire the business operations and related assets of two ICI paints stores located in Portland, OR, and Salem, OR.
The Missouri S&T Coatings Institute of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly known as the University of Missouri – Rolla, is offering several short courses this spring and summer.
The Master Painters Institute (MPI), an institute that establishes architectural paint standards and quality assurance programs in North America, has launched its Starting Point program for paint raw materials suppliers.
Additive manufacturing now has a universal name and a universal language, thanks to a collaboration between the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and ASTM International.
The technical committee of the Philadelphia Society for Coatings Technology Inc. has announced its May symposium, “Current Trends in Extenders and Functional Fillers for Coatings and Related Materials.”
RPM International Inc. has acquired the Universal Sealants Limited group of companies, a United Kingdom-based supplier of coatings and construction products and services for bridges and large infrastructure projects.
The Southern Society of Coatings Technology (SSCT) has issued a call for papers for its upcoming 2010 Annual Meeting & Technical Conference, held Sept. 26–29, 2010, at the Hilton Resort, Daytona Beach, FL.
Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings has been awarded a $24 million, five-year U.S. Navy contract to supply marine coatings per just-in-time (JIT) delivery to four U.S. Navy shipyards.
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has elected Ken Yarosh, Global Service Line Manager for the specialty chemicals business of Dow Corning, to serve as Vice Chairman of the 2010 International Board of Directors.
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) a $24.8 million grant to develop and construct a facility that will convert biomass into renewable fuel.
As businesses, schools and communities go “green,” the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) occupational safety and health professional members are working with their organizations to incorporate safety practices in line with “green” initiatives.
Clariant has expanded its North American distribution network for biocides and preservatives used in the paint, coatings and construction chemicals markets.
Cognis has opened a new affiliate, Cognis Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., in Selangor, Malaysia, The new affiliate is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cognis Group.
DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., has made an equity investment in U.S.-based green chemistry company Segetis Inc., Golden Valley, MN.
Royal DSM N.V., Heerlen, The Netherlands, and Novomer Inc., Waltham, MA, have signed an agreement to jointly develop a coating resin using carbon dioxide (CO2) as a raw material.
SWeNT® SMW 100 was developed for polymer composites that require better electrical and mechanical performance than is possible from conventional multi-wall carbon nanotubes.
DELTASCOPE® FMP30, ISOSCOPE® FMP30 and DUALSCOPE® FMP40 coating thickness gauges feature more memory and extensive graphical and statistical evaluation capabilities.
As hard as I try to maintain optimism and really look in all the nooks and crannies for signs of a major turnaround – it is still tough out there. When you have been in the industry as long as I have it is so frustrating and sad to see a lack of growth, R&D budgets severely curtailed and in some cases cut completely, and an industry that you love continue to shrink.
