There
is an opportunity for paint manufacturers to generate savings and reduce
packaging costs that will affect not only their environmental footprint but
also their bottom line.
Since the 1986 World Championship in Mexico, the
collaborative development of new match balls by Adidas and Bayer
MaterialScience has repeatedly set new standards.
Novel coatings were derived from a new approach to the selection of 100%
solids polymerizable oligomers and monomers together with specific
nano-material additives.
ICA
Group has succeeded in producing two of the most technologically advanced,
highest-quality solutions currently available in the market in the sector of
low-environmental impact coatings.
A Michigan State University researcher and his
students have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and
stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airplanes and cars as well as
more-durable medical and sports equipment.
It
can be concluded that water-thinable TSA coatings based on the developed
copolymer/resin prepared by using AA and HEMA in the molar ratio of (1:1) can
be used as protective coatings for automobiles and other industrial
applications, as eco-friendly coatings with no/negligible evolution of VOCs and
hazardous air pollutants.
Applied NanoWorks, an
inorganic materials development company, announced the availability of MCP
Technology™ for research and development, joint development agreements and
material manufacturing applications.
In 2006, a team of coatings and restoration
experts was brought in to help restore The Angel of Independence (El Angel de la
Independencia) – an iconic and endearing symbol of Mexican freedom.