PPG has announced the launch of an online STEM education platform created in a partnership with Dutch nonprofit Centrum JongerenCommunicatie Chemie (C3), which introduces children and young people to chemistry and life sciences.
Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has entered a deal with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) to recoat 15 cargo tanks on its 25,583 DWT chemical tanker, the Reinhold Schulte. The agreement follows similar deals struck earlier this year to recoat the 25,581 DWT Rudolf Schulte and 25,620 DWT Rebecca Schulte.
For the first time, coatings manufacturer Hempel will participate in the UN climate summit COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Hempel joins the summit to support and push for an accelerated decarbonization, especially in the maritime and renewable energy industries.
PPG has teamed up once again with the United Kingdom’s Science Museum Group as a major partner for the biennial Manchester Science Festival at the city’s Science and Industry Museum.
Coval Technologies recently produced its first batch of nanotechnology coatings in its new Singapore production facility. The first batch of finished product totaled 2,300 liters.
Federico Menta, PPG global technical director, Automotive Customer Development, and a group of PPG researchers carried out experiments to demonstrate the properties of PPG’s automotive and heat-reflecting coatings at the museum’s interactive chemistry laboratory, an educational resource developed in partnership with PPG.
Akzo Nobel has published results for its Q3 2022. The company’s revenue is up 19% due to strong pricing, despite increased macro-economic headwinds impacting results.
