A proposed new ASTM International standard will offer guidelines for selecting wood substrates for the evaluation of the weathering performance of architectural coatings, such as exterior paints, primers and deck finishes.
The Canadian paint and coatings industry now leads the world in post-consumer paint recycling with a waste diversion program in every province of Canada.
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Kansas State University have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes and ceramic that has unprecedented ability to resist damage while absorbing laser light.
Materials and biophysical characterization company Malvern Instruments Ltd., Malvern, UK, and NETZSCH Grinding & Dispersing, a manufacturer of industrial wet and dry grinding, mixing, dispersing, and kneading equipment, have entered into a cooperative marketing agreement.