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White Paper Help Architects and Building Owners Evaluate Extrusion Coatings Warranties

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has published a new white paper that helps architects, specifiers, consultants and building owners evaluate and compare extrusion coatings warranties from architectural coating suppliers. Th...

From PPG Industries Inc. 26 Jan 2010

Government Report UnderlinesCost Effectiveness and Efficiency of Mercury Control Technologies for Coal-Fired Power Plants

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered and innovative specialty chemical products and one of the nation's largest providers of mercury control solutions, ...

26 Jan 2010

Arkema to Show Latest Carbon Nanotube Masterbatches at Nano tech 2010 in Tokyo

Arkema, a world leader in multiwall carbon nanotubes and nanostructured polymers, is taking part in the Tokyo Nano tech 2010 tradeshow from February 17 to 19. The Company will exhibit the latest masterbatches in its ...

26 Jan 2010

New Online Resource Promotes the Benefits of Arkema's Amine Product Line for Thermoset Resins

This new online platform hosted on the Specialchem website is designed to publicize the scope and benefits of Arkema's specialty amine product line for thermoset resins. These resins are used in a large number of app...

26 Jan 2010

Veeco Introduce the NT9080 Surface Metrology System

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a leader in scientific and industrial metrology, today introduced the NT9080(TM) Surface Metrology System, which combines non-contact white light interferometry, operator ease of use, and affordability for both expert- and entry-level precision surface measurements.

From Veeco 26 Jan 2010

Weathered Steel Look Products for Building Applications Available from US Steel

Architects, building designers and structural engineers looking to incorporate the rich, organic look of weathered metals in their work now have exciting new steel product options that will provide them with the distinct...

26 Jan 2010

ThyssenKrupp Offer Enhanced Product Line for Prestige Buildings

The profit center Color/Construction of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has already sold more than 100,000 tons of the new product line PLADUR ZM since its launch in the second quarter of fiscal 2008/2009. Now the specialis...

26 Jan 2010

Cans For Cash City Recycling Program Results in over 125 Million Aluminum Cans Recycled

The U.S. Conference of Mayors, Novelis Inc. and Keep America Beautiful, Inc. (KAB) announced the winners in the sixth annual Cans for Cash: City Recycling Challenge at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 78th Winter Meeting in...

26 Jan 2010

Silicone and Polyamide Provide Weight and Cost Benefits over Metal Oil Pans

In terms of weight and cost, the benefits of plastic oil pans in motor vehicles over their metal counterparts can be extended even further when solid gaskets are replaced with suitable adhesive sealants.

From BASF Corporation 26 Jan 2010

BaFe Particles Contribute to World Record in Areal Density on Magnetic Tape

FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) has announced that in cooperation with IBM Corporation (New York, U.S.A.), the two companies have demonstrated a world record in areal density on linear magnetic...

26 Jan 2010

DSM to Jointly Develop a Coating Resin Using Carbon Dioxide as a Raw Material

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, and Novomer Inc., based in Waltham (Massachusetts, United States), today announce that they have signed an agreeme...

From DSM 26 Jan 2010

DSM Open New Plant for Wet Polyester Resin Production

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands announces that today a new plant for the production of wet polyesters and other specialty resins in Meppen (Germany...

From DSM 26 Jan 2010

Dow Corning to Launch China Business and Technology Center

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, plans to launch a China Business and Technology Center in Zhangjiang, Shanghai, China in the middle of 2010 to spur innovation in silicon-based materials and technologies, the c...

From Dow Corning 26 Jan 2010

Bromine Technologies to Control Mercury Emissions from Coal Fired Power Plants from Chemtura

Chemtura Corporation, debtor-in-possession (Pink Sheets: CEMJQ), will showcase its GeoBrom(TM) family of bromine and brominated derivative products at EUEC Booth 725 for application in bromine technologies used in contro...

26 Jan 2010

ASM International Introduce PowerFill Epitaxial Silicon Trench Fill Process

ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM), introduced its PowerFillTM epitaxial silicon (Epi Si) trench fill process. The new process enables void free filling of deep trenches with doped, e...

From ASM International 26 Jan 2010