Architect Jim Weiner, AIA, a pioneering leader in the green building movement, has been named to the inaugural class of LEED Fellows, a small group of the global green building industry’s most accomplished innovators.
BASF Automotive Refinish announced that Richard Petty, famed NASCAR driver and one of the most respected figures in motorsports, has converted Petty’s Garage to BASF R-M® Onyx HD™ waterborne paint.
AkzoNobel announced an important step in its global Decorative Paints' marketing strategy: a single global brand identity for its retail consumer paint range.
Manufacturers seeking to increase their competitiveness and develop new products and processes boosted attendance by more than 30 percent at the biennial uv.eb EAST, a conference and exhibition dedicated to UV and EB technology that was held October 4-5 in Syracuse, NY.
DuPont announced the start-up of its $500 million Cooper River Kevlar® facility near Charleston, SC. Commercial supply will begin by the end of the year.
White has ranked as the most popular vehicle color in the world according to data from PPG Industries. Approximately 21 percent of 2011 model-year cars around the world have been white. Silver and black were tied for second most popular at 20 percent.
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) honored Albemarle Corp., Baton Rouge, LA, and LINE-X Protective Coatings, Huntsville, AL, with the 2011 Innovation Award for the development of a new color-stable aliphatic coating technology.