AkzoNobel is working to develop a fouling prevention technology that uses ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LED). The pioneering solution – which uses underlying technology developed by Royal Philips – will be applied to underwater surfaces to eliminate fouling growth.
PPG has donated aerospace coatings to Air Heritage in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, for restoring a C-47B Skytrain military transport aircraft known as Luck of the Irish.
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and Evonik Industries have successfully started production at their new joint venture to produce chlorine and potassium hydroxide at the company's Ibbenbüren site in Germany.
Pollution abatement company Ship & Shore Environmental Inc., Long Beach, California, has joined forces with UC Irvine to start a program of collaboration, exchange of best practices, research and professional engagements.
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) and the British Adhesives and Sealants Association (BASA) have teamed up to shed light on how Brexit is expected to impact the industries they represent.
Ribelin Sales LLC, an Azelis company, was awarded the 2017 BASF Dispersions and Resins Distributor of the Year Award for its outstanding sales growth and sales performance in the CASE market segment.
Specialty Polymers Inc., Chester, South Carolina, announced a new partnership with Kathion Chemie de Mexico, a specialty chemical distributor with more than 15 years of experience in the Latin American coatings market.
Evonik Industries, Essen, Germany, has opened another production line for specialty polyamide 12 powders of its VESTOSINT brand at its largest global production site in the Marl Chemical Park, Marl, Germany.