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In 2008, California Assembly Bill 1879 (AB 1879), which requires the state of California to implement a Green Chemistry Rule or Law by the year 2011, became a law. It

Sika Corp.’s Industry Products Division recently announced the establishment of a specialty sales and technical support group concentrating on the renewable energy sector.

BPL 1445 series resin and BPL 1445 series Iso meet the International Code Council criteria for spray-applied foam plastic insulation.

The European Commission recently launched a €7 billion (~ $9.9 billion) research and development fund aimed at tackling the biggest societal challenges facing Europe and the world.

The new pastes have pure silver metallurgy and can enable fast printing at speeds of more than 200 mm per second.

This company’s Converter Markets division has introduced a new line of 3M™ silicone laminating adhesive tapes that reportedly enable OEMs and converters to achieve high bond strengths to most silicones and difficult-to-bond-to substrates.

The EPA’s proposed action is based, in part, on concerns that additional uses of these 14 chemicals in consumer products could lead to harmful reproductive and developmental health effects.

Green chemistry represents a market opportunity that will grow from $2.8 billion in 2011 to $98.5 billion by 2020, according to a new report.

Reports find continued growth in manufacturing and deployment of wind energy, advanced vehicles and fuel cell technology.

PPG Industries recently began operations at a new facility in the Zhangjiagang Yangtze International Chemical Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, which is its first resin production plant in mainland China.