This issue of PCI features the 18th annual listing of the top coatings manufacturers in the world. Following is a ranking of the Top 10 global leaders and a listing of the Top 25 North American companies. Coatings sales listed for each company include worldwide 2009 global coatings sales figures.
This article explains various ways an antimicrobial is referred, used, evaluated and/or promoted in several markets, particularly focusing on coatings and building products applications.
The new non-ionic surfactants developed by Cognis offer convincing easier-handling properties by forming no gel phases, showing low foaming behavior and having low pour points.
The growing financial and human impact of microbe-causing infections in the hospital and beyond is creating new opportunities for the coatings market sector.
Beyond Benign Foundation, Cytec Industries Inc. and Sopheon Corp. have formed the iSUSTAIN Alliance to promote green chemistry awareness in the global chemical industry.
The Buhler Group is making selected dispersions of inorganic nanoparticles accessible to materials science researchers through an exclusive distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich®.
Dow Coating Materials has announced a new $17 million emulsion plant located at the company’s Zhangjiagang site in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu.
Eastman Chemical Co. has completed the acquisition of Genovique Specialties Corp., a leading global producer of specialty plasticizers, benzoic acid and sodium benzoate.
Chemists modeling fluid properties as part of paint and coatings development who are interested in achieving top performance from graphical processing units (GPUs) in diverse applications using Monte Carlo simulations can now obtain an updated version of NAG numeric routines for GPUs from the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG), Oxford, UK.
Manufacturers can now learn all about the basics of prepaint and coil-coated metal by viewing the National Coil Coating Association’s (NCCA) new e-learning module, “Prepaint 101.”
NEI Corp., Somerset, NJ, and Chisso Corp. of Japan have signed an agreement to develop a new class of self-healing coatings for flat-panel display and related markets.
Progressive Epoxy Polymers Inc., an internet supplier of epoxy resins and coatings, urethanes, fillers and thickeners, is posting a new online index of epoxy-floor articles and links.
Tronox Pigments GmbH, Uerdingen, Germany, has changed its name. The international producer of white pigments and specialty products now operates under the new name of crenox GmbH.
Michem Lube 190 is an anionic polyethylene wax emulsion additive that significantly improves the mar and scratch resistance, and water repellency, of architectural and decorative paints, stains, sealants and numerous other interior and exterior coatings.
The model 42NSD ribbon blender features a discharge screw positioned across the entire bottom of the trough with very close tolerances between the screw and the trough.
The Industrial Adhesives Selector Guide provides detailed guidance for selecting the best DYMAX adhesive and curing equipment for glass, metal and plastic bonding applications in the various manufacturing and assembly markets.
The vinyl emulsion EcoVAE® 405 boasts even greater durability over EcoVAE 401, allowing formulators to develop products for use in tough environments such as kitchens and playrooms where frequent washing occurs.
In some respects, the last half of 2008 and almost all of 2009 was a time when the world collectively held its breath, as we watched the global economy come to a sudden halt and teeter on the brink of serious disaster. The money supply literally froze as banks stopped lending. The U.S. housing market dropped precipitously. The American automotive industry, a mainstay of U.S. manufacturing, also wavered on the edge, with two of the Big Three automakers going into bankruptcy proceedings.
