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AkzoNobel Supporting The Ocean Cleanup in Purge on Plastic in Rivers

A new project to help rid the seas of plastic waste has been launched by The Ocean Cleanup, with AkzoNobel providing coatings technology for the garbage-gathering system.

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Webinar: Passive Fireproofing Materials and their Application

The webinar is scheduled for November 13, 4 pm GMT +1. Read on to know more about the learning objectives.

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October in Review

Professional training and refresher courses just one click away.

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Sherwin-Williams Develops Quick-To-Install Pouch Packaging for Industry Leading FasTop Flooring Range

Award-winning innovators, Sherwin-Williams has developed a new pouch format for its industry-leading FasTop flooring range.

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Minimize Rail Friction and Wear in Freezing Temps with Cortec's New Biobased EcoLine Rail Curve Grease, Winter!

With cooler weather on its way for the Northern Hemisphere, Cortec® Corporation is pleased to announce its release of EcoLine® Rail Curve Grease, Winter.

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CIN Supports Recycling and Leads by Example

CIN, the Iberian leader Portuguese brand in the coatings market, goes further in their commitment with the environment and starts using 80% recycled plastic bags in their stores.

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Find Ease, Restfulness with PPG Brand's 2020 Color of the Year: Chinese Porcelain

Blend of cobalt, moody ink blue offers escapism in today's data-driven society

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DeburringEXPO Distinguished by Quality and Valuable Leads

Deburring and the production of precision surface finishes are very special manufacturing issues, and they're becoming increasingly important for many companies. This became apparent at the third DeburringEXPO from 8 to 10 October 2019: nearly all of the roughly 2100 visitors came to the trade fair with concrete tasks in the form of sample parts or drawings. For the 183 exhibitors, this resulted in first-class leads and on-site discussion of possible solutions with opportunities for valuable projects.

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Sherwin-Williams Flooring Systems Gain Accreditation from Dubai Central Laboratory

High-performance floor coating systems offered by Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings have been approved by the Dubai Central Laboratory accreditation body (DCL).

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Evonik Announces Its New President for Central and South America

Evonik Industries group, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals based in Germany, announced its new CEO for Central and South America. Elias Nahssen de Lacerda assumed his new position on October 1, 2019.

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Pangborn Opens State-of-the-Art Customer Technology Center

New Center in Fairburn, GA is a collaboration hub where Pangborn experts work closely with customers to bring shot blasting concepts to life.

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Europolveri Reaches also the Shipbuilding World

The Italian Naval Register (RINA) has certified Europolveri's powder coatings with module B and D, in accordance with (MED) 2014/90/EU European Standard for the marine equipment.

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ADNOC, Adani, BASF and Borealis sign Memorandum of Understanding to Further Evaluate Collaboration for a Chemical Production Complex in Mundra, India

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ("ADNOC"), Adani Group ("Adani"), BASF SE ("BASF") and Borealis AG ("Borealis") have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to engage in a joint feasibility study to further evaluate a collaboration for the establishment of a chemical complex in Mundra, Gujarat, India.

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Gruppo Boero and the Italian Institute of Technology To Develop Eco-Friendly Paints from Food Waste

Gruppo Boero, Italian leader in painting products, and IIT - Italian Institute of Technology, have signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement for the development and marketing of eco-friendly paint products that employ bioplastic microparticles deriving from fruit and vegetable waste.

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Dynamic Infrastructure Implements Deep AI Technology to Prevent Bridges and Tunnels from Collapsing

The New York and Tel Aviv based start-up Dynamic Infrastructure is implementing the world's first deep-learning solution which allows bridge and tunnel owners and operators to obtain visual diagnosis of the assets they manage. The system provides live, cloud-based, 3D views of the bridge or tunnel and automatically alerts when changes are detected in maintenance and operation conditions - before the issues evolve into large-scale failures.

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