Viracon, Inc., the nation's leading single-source architectural glass fabricator, announced that it will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, MN facility. Viracon decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility contains Viracon's most extensive product capabilities...
DSM and Rostec will explore a potential cooperation in the field of conversion of cellulosic biomass from forestry and agriculture to fermentable sugars for the production of biofuels and/or biobased chemicals as well as the manufacturing of bio-based products such as bioethanol, biogas and organic acids from sugars derived from cellulosic biomass...
Using nature as their inspiration, the researchers successfully attached cell lytic enzymes to food-safe silica nanoparticles, and created a coating with the demonstrated ability to selectively kill listeria-a dangerous food-borne bacteria that causes an estimated 500 deaths every year in the United States...
Barrier coatings included in the report are metallized, organic liquid coatings, such as PVdC, EVOH, acrylics and PVOH, and the inorganic vapor deposition coatings, silicon oxide, aluminum oxide and carbon. This report details both methods with a focus on key drivers and trends, technological developments, end use and geographic markets...
Chromaflo Technologies will exhibit at booth #210 at the Eastern Coatings Show in Atlantic City, NJ this April 29th - May 1st 2013. During the show, Dr. Brij Mohal Vice-President for Marketing & Technology will present: "New Developments in Color Space for Architectural and Industrial Coatings".
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has announced the completion of its latest expansion at its facility in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The company commissioned a new flaker production unit for its PUROX® B pure grade benzoic acid...
Evonik Corporation, one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies, recently announced an extension of its contract with Georgia-based distribution company Lintech International LLC to expand distribution of its Coatings & Adhesive Resins Business Line product, DEGALAN®, to customers on the West Coast...
Nordson ASYMTEK, a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, will demonstrate its SelectCoat® SL-940E conformal coating system with dual applicators as well as a surface mount adhesive dispensing platform at SMT Hybrid Packaging (April 16-18), Nuremberg, smartTec GmbH stand #7-219.
Asahi Kasei Chemicals will expand production capacity at its plant in China for Duranate™ hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)-based polyisocyanate, a hardener for non-yellowing polyurethane automotive coatings and many other applications...
PPG Industries recently announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Deft Incorporated, a privately-owned specialty coatings company based in Irvine, Calif. Deft's primary business is supplying structural primers and military topcoats to the North American aviation industry, and it has...
A team of researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) just moved these enticing notions much closer to reality by designing a new kind of adaptive material. The new material was inspired by dynamic, self-restoring systems in Nature, such as the liquid film that coats your eyes...
Nano Labs Corp. recently announced that the Company has signed a Letter of Intent with SIS Consulting of Rome, Italy for the manufacturing and distribution of the Company's nano paint and coating products under licensing arrangements to be negotiated between the parties...
Wacker Chemie AG is strengthening its presence in South America, and recently inaugurated its expanded technical center, including training center, near São Paulo, Brazil. The expansion was made necessary by the region's strong economic growth, particularly in the field of sophisticated construction, paint and coating applications...
Powder coated MDF is a wood finishing process that involves sophisticated machinery at every step. CNC routers make precision cuts, automated sanders ensure a well-prepared board, and the powder coating line brings the finish to life. Recently, BTD Wood Powder Coating has announced the completion of several scheduled powder coating line upgrades...
Two Japanese companies, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company and Mitsubishi Corporation are in the final stages of an agreement with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and local partner, Neal & Massy Holdings Limited, to start developing a project for the commercialization of natural gas based petrochemicals...
There is research that is off the wall, some off the charts and some off the planet, such as what a Texas A&M University Aerospace and Physics Professor is exploring. It's a plan to deflect a killer asteroid by using paint, and the science behind it is absolutely rock solid, so to speak, so much so that NASA is getting involved and wants to know much more.
The industry-leading SCS Precisioncoat spray coating and dispense system will be on exhibit at SMT Hybrid Packaging 2013 in Nuremberg, April 16-18, 2013. SCS Equipment Manager Brad Banfill will be available at the SmartRep stand, 7-419, to answer questions and assist in coating system demonstrations.
Alsa Refinish LLC recently announced the addition of metal coating and architectural ceiling and decorative metal applications to its full line of soft-touch and protective films and coatings. The Alsa Metals division will focus on producing and providing the most advanced coatings for metal coils to include...
Chromaflo Technologies Corp., the largest independent global supplier of advanced colorants and chemical dispersions for the paint, coatings and thermoset plastics industry, participated in the Cross-Industries Seminar on 2015 China Trend Colors organized by China Fashion Color Association and UK Global Color Research.
Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ-NDSN), a recognized leader in liquid and powder coating technologies, introduces new Encore Porcelain Enamel (PE) Guns and Encore PE Pump to improve operating efficiency in porcelain enamel coating operations.
