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PPG Industries’ aerospace business has begun using its chromate-free polysulfide aircraft window sealant on its glass-faced acrylic replacement windshields for Bombardier Challenger 600 Series business jets to provide operators with an environmentally responsible moisture seal.

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), Washington, D.C., has announced the acquisition of ChemAlliance^®, an online compliance assistance center formerly funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and designed to improve regulatory compliance of the chemical manufacturing industry.

The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC), Washington, DC, recently announced the election of a new Board of Directors for the 2009 term.

In alliance with JHM Technologies, Inc., New Boston RTM and SR Composites, LLC, Ashland Distribution, Dublin, OH, has introduced “The Green Connection,” a program for closed-molding processes focused on improving productivity and environmental performance.

This month's issue explores “green.”  More than just a color created by combining yellow and blue, green continues to be a hot topic in the industry, and rightly so.

Recent studies show that green building is a key part of America’s economic future, promising jobs, energy savings and economic benefits.

One of the most effective ways of achieving good indoor air quality is to choose and use those products that contribute negligible levels of VOCs into the air and to ensure that VOCs associated with the products are free of human toxicity.

By installing energy-efficient fluorescent lights throughout its 95,000-square-foot manufacturing plant, along with the modification of office lights, ABB’s New Berlin, WI, facility will see a reduction of 193 tons of CO₂ annually, reduce energy consumption by at least 25%, and save $35,300 each year.