Coatings

Case Study

Customized Coatings for an Outdoor Structural Application

Valspar created four architectural coatings for a multi-use amphitheater in Maryland.

April 2, 2018

Located in a spacious park located at the center of downtown Columbia, Md., Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods is a tribute to the arts and the environment.

OMNOVA First Quarter Sales Rise 2%

Net sales in specialty solutions increased 16.5% to $109.2 million, while sales in performance materials decreased 14%, or 7.6%.

April 2, 2018

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. recently reported net sales for the first quarter were $178.7 million, up 2.3% from last year's $174.6 million.

Jürgen-Wegner,-PhD,-Chemquest-Europe-at-in-adhesives-symposium

in-adhesives Symposium a Success

Topics discussed included automotive, lightweight, medical science/health and natural resources.

March 21, 2018

Over 100 delegates from 21 countries participated in the symposium on adhesives and industrial adhesives technology.

RPM Acquires Miracle Sealants

Miracle Sealants has annual net sales of approximately $25 million.

March 20, 2018

RPM International Inc. recently announced that its Rust-Oleum Group has acquired Miracle Sealants Co.

WACKER Opens Moscow Lab

The new lab is intended to strengthen the company’s presence in Russia by expanding the service portfolio offered by its technical center in Moscow.

March 19, 2018

Wacker recently announced it is integrating a new dedicated laboratory for adhesives and sealants based on silane-terminated polyethers used mostly in the construction industry.

Arkema Expands Terra Firma Distribution Territory

The distribution territory will now extend from the mid-Atlantic to the Southwestern U.S.

March 14, 2018

Arkema recently announced the expansion of the geographic distribution territory of Terra Firma.

Extra Corrosion Protection in Sealants

Tests are being done to check the long-term performance of the coated materials by exposing them to rapidly changing temperatures in a time-compressed form.

March 14, 2018

A team of researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, along with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, are working on developing a cost-effective coating based on renewable raw materials.