The global acrylic acid market is expected to be valued at around $19.7 billion by the end of 2019, according to a recent report.

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and five fellow founding members recently announced the establishment of the Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance (IEQ-GA).

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During the 2019 Western Coatings Show, which is being held October 20-23 in Las Vegas, Nev., Nilanjan Chakrabarti, Ph.D., will present Sun Chemical’s organic quinacridone red and phthalocyanine blue pigments for architectural coatings. 

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes rose three points to 71 in October, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

AkzoNobel recently announced that its Awlgrip brand will be the official coatings supplier for New York Yacht Club’s American Magic team, which will challenge for the 36th America’s Cup.

Enercon Industries recently announced that it will showcase hands-on displays that cover its range of corona, plasma, and flame surface treating technologies at K 2019.

Henkel recently announced new REACh-compliant Bonderite products for etch passivation and corrosion protection that are reportedly chromium-free, allow the toxicity labeling to be removed, and reduce the user’s carbon footprint thanks to fewer active steps.

Covestro will unveil material concepts for running and basketball shoes that it has created with Chinese designer Axis Liu at the K 2019 trade fair, which will be held October 16-23 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

At the recent 2019 Sika Capital Markets Day, CEO Paul Schuler presented the company’s new Strategy 2023, which reportedly builds on the current growth model.