Dispersing fine (sub-micron) light-scattering particles into the upper atmosphere could help to combat climate change, suggests a former UK government advisor and chemical engineer
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Arkema will display its new global coating materials in Chinacoat 2011, which will be held from November 23rd to 25th in Shanghai. These materials will be featured for the coating and paint market.
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The technology in “fire paint” used to protect steel beams in buildings and other structures has found a new life as a first-of-its-kind flame retardant for children’s cotton sleepwear, terrycloth bathrobes and other apparel, according to a report presented here today at the 242nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
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By Cameron Chai
David Kappos, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) said that the deadline for filing petitions under the Green T...
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By Cameron Chai
Deutsche Bank takes clean tech seriously. A fact that was driven home by the appointment of Adam Bergman as a director in the firm’s global clean technology corporate coverage group.
Adam Bergman was t...
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By Cameron Chai
OnGreen, a web-based ‘green and clean’ market place, has announced a $1.4 million investment in raised from a fund that is jointly owned by Blue Marble Ventures in Los Angeles and China Southern Hong Kon...
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By Cameron Chai
Third quarter investments in cleantech venture capital funding in 2010 have suffered as per a report from Ernst & Young and Dow Jones VentureSource.
A reported 55% decrease in capital and 22% decr...
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The largest PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) plant in Asia, PPG Coatings (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., recently celebrated Phase I of the expansion of its waterborne coatings facility. Upon the completion of Phase I of the project, the ...
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Saflex collaborates with Oerlikon Solar produce a new value-added encapsulant named Saflex Radiant White PA27, which helps enhance the efficiency of solar modules while decreasing material usage.
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With volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions regulations expected to be mandated soon for the Northeast (OTC) region, PPG’s display will highlight industry-leading Envirobase High Performance and Aquabase Plus waterborne coatings products. Seminars on the PPG “Convert with Confidence” process will demonstrate the ease of switching to PPG waterborne coatings. An MVP Solutions “Lean Six Sigma” seminar also will be presented.
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