Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) has announced its 2009 fourth-quarter and full-year results. The company reported 2009 revenue of EUR 13,893 million, 10 percent below the previous year.
The U.S. Geological Survey recently released the Mineral Commodity Summaries 2010, a report that addresses events, trends and issues in the domestic and international mineral industries and includes statistics on about 90 mineral commodities.
According to a new report by Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA), the world market for paint additives is projected to exceed $6.0 billion by the year 2015.
Brookfield, Middleboro, MA, offers two courses that provide users of Brookfield instrumentation with the hands-on knowledge to get the most out of their viscosity test methods.
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a way to make some notoriously brittle materials ductile, and yet stronger than ever, simply by reducing their size.
The Green Glue Co., a provider of soundproofing technologies, has entered into an agreement with CertainTeed Gypsum, a North American gypsum board and finishing products manufacturer, to become the exclusive sales representative to independent professional channels in the United States for Green Glue noise-proofing products.
A line of highly effective anti-graffiti coatings from Seicoat Corp. has recently been approved and added to the Qualified Products List by the Nevada Department of Transportation.