The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) announced that terminology and definitions supportive of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and life cycle thinking have been added to a new version of ASTM C1193, Standard Guide for Use of Joint Sealants.
It’s estimated that 10 percent of all the energy used in buildings in the United States can be attributed to window performance, costing building owners about $50 billion annually, yet the high cost of replacing windows or retrofitting them with an energy efficient coating is a major deterrent.
Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies Inc.’s (APMT Inc.) automatic continuous online monitoring of polymer reactions (ACOMP) product for industrial-scale polymer production monitoring has been installed and is operating in a polymer facility since the fall of 2014.
Auto refinish technicians and distributors who attend classes at Valspar's Automotive Training Center in Grand Prairie, TX, will benefit from a state-of-the-art learning environment thanks to an extensive renovation.
Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its presence in Latin America by opening a new technical center for construction applications and a new subsidiary in Bogotá, Colombia.