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Jun 14, 2011 | Article
By NCCA
Though construction related sales are generally down, demand for prepainted metal is taking hold in several key markets, including metal roofing, appliances and metal office furniture. Metal roofing...
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Dec 15, 2010 | Article
To a defined polymer, coatings bring additional properties as diversified as, for example: antifriction, ageing resistance, anticorrosion, electrical conductivity, antifogging behaviour...
Sep 27, 2010 | Article
Our earth's interior - like the sun - provides incredibly high amounts of energy. This source of energy - geothermal energy - yields warmth and power that we can use without polluting the...
Apr 7, 2010 | Article
By Sander van Loon
High Throughput (HT) technologies are getting more and more interest of the coating industry to speed up coating development. With the High Throughput systems, you can automatically prepare...
Mar 10, 2010 | Article
It is clear that laws governing the use of VOC-containing coatings are becoming increasingly more stringent. For example, the maximum permissible level of VOC for Essential Public Service Coatings...
Feb 10, 2010 | Article
Every year new people join the various businesses that use mixing machines in their laboratories and manufacturing facilities. What seems obvious to many experienced personnel can be complicated and...
Jan 27, 2010 | Article
Human behavior has caused a great impact on the world; it has taken us time to understand the repercussions and the environmental accidents that have seriously compromised our own future. Chemical...
Jan 13, 2010 | Article
For more than two decades, the "Spoonbridge and Cherry" sculpture in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden near the Walker Art Center has been a symbol of the Twin Cities. In February, after more than 20...
Apr 8, 2009 | Article
It is said that glass flake was developed in the United States around 1959 and was used initially for the reinforcement of what was, at that time, new-technology roof-light panels made from a...
Mar 4, 2009 | Article
The cashew (Anacardium occidentale) tree is native to northeastern Brazil, where it is called by its Portuguese name Caju (the fruit) or Cajureiro (the tree). It is now widely grown in tropical...