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Publications RSS FeedsThe Latest Blog Entries from our Coverage of ESOF 2008 - ESOF 2008 coverage...Feed Source: blogs.sciencemag.org The Bubble Bursts - Panel cites fusion pioneer Rusi Taleyarkhan with two cases of scientific misconduct... U.S. Military No Match for Caribbean Coral - Sixty years of bombing leaves reefs surprisingly intact... [Review] Ethanol's Molecular Targets - Ethanol affects the functions of specific proteins through its interaction with a select few amino acids in those proteins.... [Podcast] - Inhibition of NF-?B activation in macrophages results in a proinflammatory outcome.... [Editors' Choice] Chromosomes Get Together - Interactions between chromosomes, which depend on the transcription factor NF-?B, trigger monoallelic expression of IFN-? in response to viral infection.... Database of Cell Signaling: Specific Pathway - Differentiation Pathway in PC12 Cells... PPG acquires coatings manufacturer Vanex, Inc. - PPG Industries has announced its acquisition of Vanex, Inc., Mount Vernon, Ill. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1964, privately-held Vanex is a supplier of Plascron and Breakthrough brand water-based industrial coatings for use on metal, plastic and wood in the structural steel, building systems, construction and fabricated metals industries.... Delaware Court grants Huntsman request for expedited proceeding - Huntsman Corporation has announced that the Delaware Court of Chancery has granted its request to expedite the Court's review of Hexion's wrongful and ongoing efforts to scuttle Hexion's pending merger with Huntsman. The trial is scheduled to begin on 8 September.... Dow acquires Rohm and Haas - Dow and Rohm and Haas have announced a definitive agreement, under which Dow will acquire all outstanding shares of Rohm and Haas common stock for $78 per share in cash. The acquisition of Rohm and Haas will make Dow the world's leading specialty chemicals and advanced materials company.... Imerys Performance Minerals redesigns website - more information on the use of minerals in paint - Imerys Performance Minerals have redesigned their website, it now contains much more detail on the usage of minerals in Paint, with access to datasheets and guidance on how these minerals can be used.... New wave-scan II: easy one-hand operation - BYK-Gardner – manufacturer of complete QC solutions for measuring colour, appearance, and physical properties of paint and plastic, introduces a new member of the wave-scan family: wave-scan II. The wave-scan II assesses orange peel and brilliance of high-gloss surfaces.... Cytec launches innovative UV curable polyurethane dispersion for pigmented spray coatings - Cytec Industries Inc., a leading innovator in waterborne systems, has successfully launched a new member of its range of UV curable products under the name UCECOAT 7699. UCECOAT 7699 is an aliphatic UV curable polyurethane dispersion (PUD), especially designed for high end wooden furniture top coats.... Rhodia and Lyondell sign definitive agreements for the sale of their isocyanates businesses to Perstorp - Rhodia and Lyondell Chimie TDI SCA have announced that they have executed definitive agreements for the sale of their Isocyanates businesses to the Perstorp Group.... BASF extends position as supplier to Turkish automotive industry - BASF has signed an agreement with Turkish company Yasar to acquire Yasar's shares in the 50-50 joint venture Yasar BASF Automotive Coatings Ltds., which markets automotive OEM and refinish coatings in Turkey.... Lanxess makes first acquisition in China - With its first acquisition in China, Lanxess AG is expanding the Asian business of its Inorganic Pigments business unit. In Jinshan near Shanghai Lanxess is to acquire two production units from its previous cooperation partner Jinzhuo Chemicals Company Ltd. With this acquisition Lanxess will expand its global production capacity for inorganic pigments by five per cent.... Huntsman acts to extend merger agreement and files counterclaims in Delaware - Huntsman Corporation has announced that its Board of Directors unanimously provisionally authorised the company to exercise Huntsman's right to extend the merger agreement with Hexion by an additional ninety days to 2 October 2008, as permitted by the terms of the merger agreement. Huntsman expects to deliver a formal notice of the extension to Hexion on 4 July 2008.... Ashland closes adhesives deal with Air Products - Ashland Inc has completed the purchase of the pressure-sensitive adhesive business and the atmospheric emulsions business from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. The $92 million transaction includes manufacturing facilities in Elkton, Md., and Piedmont, S.C.... PRA's News of the Month - Read the latest issue of PRA's News of the Month. Results of an independent study of UK Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) reveal the contribution that they make to the UK economy and transfer of innovation to business and industry.... Rohm and Haas begins operations at its new high technology plant in Mexico - Rohm and Haas has begun operations at its new high technology plant in Queretaro, Mexico, which is the first plant in Latin America to operate under its 21st Century Manufacturing principles guaranteeing best standard levels of efficiency and productivity.... Ecosure paint range launched - A new environmentally-friendly paint range has been launched by AkzoNobel which delivers the kind of world-leading performance and quality that customers have come to expect from the globe's number one decorative paints company.... Asian Paints holds ground breaking ceremony at site of proposed new plant in Rohtak, Haryana - Asian Paints is planning to build a state-of-the-art paint facility in Rohtak, Haryana. The plant will manufacture both water and solvent based paints, with production expected to start by early 2010.... BASF Coatings Services (Pty) Ltd. takes over major auto body and paint company in South Africa - BASF Coatings Services (Pty) Ltd. is set to take over the business of MAB Auto Body Parts and Paint Centre Ltd. in Johannesburg, South Africa. MAB sales activities related to automotive refinish products, non-paint products, body panels and services, as well as the staff and parts of the management, will be integrated into BASF Coatings Services (Pty) Ltd.... New from ACME Automotive Finishes: Advanced Industrial Coatings - Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corp - Ideal for many industrial and manufacturing markets or applications that require a cost effective coating - but has high performance coatings needs - ACME Automotive Finishes has introduced Advanced Industrial Coatings.... Lubrizol continues realignment of US coatings manufacturing facilities - The Lubrizol Corporation has announced that after an assessment of selected product lines and assets, it is transferring or exiting some of its Performance Coatings product lines and market applications where it does not see significant opportunity to grow the business profitably.... Volvo CE invests in a new paint shop - Volvo CE is investing SEK 341 million in a completely new paint shop in the company's articulated hauler plant in Braas, Sweden. This investment will lead to an increase in capacity in the plant, a reduced impact on the environment and added improvement in quality.... AkzoNobel agrees sale of Canadian paints brands - AkzoNobel has agreed to sell its Para and Crown Diamond decorative paints brands in Canada to General Paint Corp. The sale is in line with the commitment package which was agreed with the Canadian authorities in connection with AkzoNobel's acquisition of Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI) in January.... Bekaert announces intention to sell its Diamond-like Carbon coating activities - Bekaert and Sulzer (Switzerland) have announced their intention to sign a take-over agreement for NV Bekaert SA's Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coating activities. The DLC business is part of Bekaert's advanced coatings business segment and hosts six production plants: in Belgium, France, Germany and the United States.... Perstorp proves that highly soluble DMBA unleashes PUD productivity & freedom - A recent study by the R&D team at leading specialty chemicals company Perstorp, confirms that the exceptional solubility of Dimethylolbutanoic Acid (DMBA) cuts PUD processing and prepolymer reaction time and takes PUD formulation and processing freedom to unprecedented levels.... New development – SeaForce with increased fouling protection - The SeaForce range is one of the leading global antifouling brands. A combination of unique, tailor made polymers/binders gives new SeaForce an improved efficient fouling protection with desired properties.... Celanese introduces EcoVAE emulsions for low to no VOC, eco-friendly paints - Celanese Emulsions Polymers has introduced a new vinyl acetate/ethylene (VAE) emulsion technology specially designed to facilitate the manufacture of high quality, eco-friendly paints for North America.... Air Products introduces new ZetaSperse dispersing additives - Air Products has introduced four new ZetaSperse pigment dispersing additives for waterborne coating and ink applications. Meeting customer requests for problem-solving additives with high-performance and problematic pigments, these new ZetaSperse dispersing additives have been designed to combat viscosity build, colour drift, flocculation and other challenges faced by dispersion formulators.... DSM Powder Coating Resins opens R&D facility in China - On Thursday 15 May 2008 Patrick Niels, BU director of DSM Powder Coating Resins, performed the official opening ceremony for the new R&D synthesis laboratory at the DSM Powder Coating Resins site in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China (PRC).... Rohm and Haas to build plant in Vietnam - Rohm and Haas Company has announced its intention to build an acrylic emulsion facility in Nhon Trach city, within the Dong Nai province of Vietnam, in order to meet the fast-growing needs for the paints and coatings market.... Kemira and Rockwood to form leading TiO2 joint venture - Kemira Oyj and Rockwood Holdings Inc. have agreed to form a joint venture that includes both parties' titanium dioxide businesses and the functional additives business owned by Rockwood. The transaction values Kemira's TiO2 business in excess of EUR 250 million and will result in a small capital gain for Kemira.... PPG to build company's first coatings plant in Russia - PPG has signed an 'investment agreement' with the administration of the Kaluga Region, Russia, to build an automotive coatings and industrial coatings plant about 70 kilometres southwest of Moscow. The facility, which will be fully owned by PPG, will employ about 70 people and be located just north of the city of Kaluga in the Vorsino Industrial Park.... FSCT Membership and Board greenlight merger with NPCA, to be finalised in June - The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) are moving forward with a merger of the two organizations following a majority vote by FSCT members endorsing the merger plan.... Sumitomo Chemical expands production capacity for resorcinol - Sumitomo Chemical will build a new production facility at its Oita Works in Japan for resorcinol, a core product of its Fine Chemicals sector, in order to strengthen and expand this business and continue to provide a stable supply for its customers.... PRA announces partnership with Safinah in Marine & Protective coatings consultancy - PRA (Paint Research Association) is pleased to announce the formation of a new partnership with Safinah Ltd to provide an expanded global consultancy for the Marine & Protective coatings industry.... Fast-cure solventless adhesive technology impresses packaging converters - Specialty materials producer Rohm and Haas, in conjunction with equipment manufacturer Nordmeccanica, recently proved that the company's new fast-cure MOR-FREETM L75-164 adhesive could easily achieve line speeds of as much as 1,200 feet-per-minute for difficult polyester-to-polyester laminations.... PPG launches paint-sale donation program to support China earthquake recovery - Two days after announcing its donation of RMB 500,000 to the Red Cross Society of China for earthquake recovery efforts, PPG Industries has announced that for each can of Master's Mark Paint, IVY paint and Seigneurie paint sold in May and June, the company will donate RMB 1 Yuan to aid in recovery efforts in the disaster area.... Heidelberg acquires high-performance coating manufacturer - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG will take over the high-performance coating manufacturer Hi-Tech Coatings based in the UK and the Netherlands. This move will enable Heidelberg to add the manufacture and sale of high-performance coatings for the production of printed materials and packaging to its solutions portfolio for consumables.... Copyright © 2008, Real Estate Investment Tips. All Rights Reserved. |