Using an approach akin to assembling a club sandwich at the nanoscale, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have succeeded in crafting a uniform, multi-walled carbon-nanotube-based coating that greatly reduces the flammability of foam commonly used in upholstered furniture and other soft furnishings.
The chemical company Oxea has successfully increased its capacity by 20 percent for specialty esters at its Amsterdam Esters Plant (AEP) by implementing several optimization measures.
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business is celebrating the 20th anniversary of polysiloxane coatings, for which PPG was granted the first patent on January 4, 1994.
The Performance Products division of Huntsman Corp. is expanding its global polyetheramines (PEA) capacity by a minimum of 15 percent as a result of debottlenecking three of its PEA manufacturing plants.
RPM International Inc.’s Rust-Oleum Group has acquired Citadel Restoration and Repair Inc., a producer and marketer of premium concrete and wood deck floor coatings for both the professional contractor and do-it-yourself (DIY) markets.