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Bayer MaterialScience LLC Study Indicates Waterborne Polyurethane Coatings Are Effective as Corrosion-Resistant Coating Resins
Use of waterborne polyurethane technology is increasing in such areas as construction coatings, automotive coatings, protective coatings and industrial metal coatings. But, can this technology really stand up to these demanding applications? Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s Peter Schmitt, senior... - September 14, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC Scientist Discussed Using Waterborne Polyurethane Dispersion Chemistry to Coat Glass Containers
Industrial coatings (coatings applied at the time of manufacture) constitute a sizable market: in 2008, 344 million gallons of industrial coatings were sold to customer industries at a value of $5.6 billion.[1] Waterborne polyurethane dispersion (PUD) chemistry offers a unique value proposition... - September 14, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Blast-Resistant Structural Envelope from Bayer MaterialScience LLC Offers New Level of Protection for Buildings and Occupants
Protecting people and other critical assets from the devastation of an explosive attack is a high priority for security and building managers – and Bayer MaterialScience LLC. Harnessing its high-tech materials expertise, Bayer has developed Hygard® BL80 Shock-Wave Sentinel as an advanced... - August 29, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Nova Verta International Wants to See You at World Skills London 2011
Nova Verta International is the official sponsor of World Skills London 2011: an investment in young professionals. - August 27, 2011 - Nova Verta International
Polycoat Products Announces New and Improved Website
Polycoat Products has been a leading manufacturer of high performance polyurethane and polyurea coatings. This pioneering technology and innovation has resulted in some of the most well respected coating systems in the industry. - August 22, 2011 - Polycoat Products
Iofina Chemical Appoints Viachem as Exclusive Chloramine-T Marketer
Viachem Will Sell Iofina Chemical’s Chloramine-T for biocidal uses in the Aquaculture Industry and for Hydrotherapeutic Applications. - August 16, 2011 - Viachem, Ltd.
Chesapeake Bay Coatings Announces Availability of New Aerospace and CARC Coatings
Baltimore, MD based Chesapeake Bay Coatings has recently announced the addition of several new products to their comprehensive catalogue of products and services. These new additions include aerospace and CARC coatings, which have been placed on the company’s list of products in order to... - July 23, 2011 - Chesapeake Bay Coatings
Chesapeake Bay Coatings Announces Installation of New Computerized Color Matching Machine
Baltimore, MD based paint distributor and color matching specialist, Chesapeake Bay Coatings has recently announced that the company has added a new piece of hardware to their innovative suite of color matching equipment. The new computerized color-matching machine will be utilized to enhance the... - July 23, 2011 - Chesapeake Bay Coatings
Wood Finishers to Breathe Easier with First High-Performance Conversion Varnish with No Post-Cure Formaldehyde Emissions from Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams Product Finishes Division Introduces Sher-Wood® F3 Kemvar® Varnish for Wood Finishing Applications - July 22, 2011 - The Sherwin-Williams Company
Chesapeake Bay Coatings Announces Same Day Shipping Initiative
To ensure that their clients receive a high quality product within industry-leading turnaround times, Baltimore, Maryland based paint wholesaler and distributor Chesapeake Bay Coatings has recently announced that they are upgrading their delivery mechanism. This upgrade will ensure that the... - July 21, 2011 - Chesapeake Bay Coatings
New Book Release "The Dream Master" a Novel by Joseph Mazin, Flamemaster’s CEO
The book is both educational and entertaining. Contains colorful characters, a historical perspective, intrigue and drama. - July 21, 2011 - Flamemaster Corporation
Low-Viscosity Acrylated Allophanate Oligomers from Bayer MaterialScience LLC Offer UV-Cure Coatings Formulators Greater Design Freedom
The demand for low-viscosity, high-functionality, 100 percent solids, ultraviolet- (UV) cure coatings has led to the development of a new class of oligomers based on acrylated allophanate chemistry. This new class of acrylated allophanate oligomers offers UV coatings formulators the ability to... - June 29, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC and Composites One Sign Agreement for Sale of Polyurethane Resin Systems
Bayer MaterialScience LLC and Composites One announced today that they have reached a distribution agreement in which Composites One will sell Bayer MaterialScience’s polyurethane resin systems directly to composite parts manufacturers throughout the United States. The agreement is effective... - June 22, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC Welcomes Steven Sternberger to Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties Team
Bayer MaterialScience LLC has appointed Steven Sternberger industrial marketing manager for coatings in the Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties (CAS) business unit. In this role, Sternberger leads the CAS team’s efforts to meet evolving coatings requirements for industrial, construction,... - June 20, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
New Grades of Makrofol® Hard-Coated Films from Bayer MaterialScience LLC Offer Superior Performance Characteristics and Manufacturing Flexibility
Bayer MaterialScience LLC is bringing to manufacturers two solutions that offer even greater scratch resistance for polycarbonate parts – its 2-D, nonformable Makrofol® HS 520 hard-coated film and its 3-D formable Makrofol® HF 278 hard-coated film. - June 16, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC Plastic Used in Cool, Colorful and Recyclable iPhone® Case from Innovez™
People everywhere are using smartphones to talk, text, check email, surf the Web and play games. The ever-expanding capabilities of these devices are ultra-convenient for consumers, but there is a downside: more opportunity for damage. Innovez™ has developed a protective slider case for the... - June 13, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
New Grade of Polycarbonate from Bayer MaterialScience LLC Meets Growing Trend for Thinner Walls in Medical Devices
As demand for smaller, less intrusive medical devices continues to grow, designers and OEMs are increasingly seeking materials with properties that can make these new devices possible. Bayer MaterialScience LLC launched a new grade of medical polycarbonate to address this need during the Medical... - June 10, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC Fills Industry Need with Expanded Medical Thermoplastic Polyurethane Product Line
Bayer MaterialScience LLC is adding three new grades to its medical thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) product line. The new TPU medical grades, which are all commercially available, extend the hardness range of Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s TPU product portfolio. Texin® RxT70A resin,... - June 09, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Lubricious Medical Coatings from Bayer MaterialScience LLC Resist Particle Shedding During Use
Bayer MaterialScience LLC announced new measurements that illustrate the durability of its Baymedix™ CL 100 lubricious coating technology. Catheters with Baymedix™ CL 100 coatings, subjected to demanding simulated-use tests, released far fewer wear particles than the levels defined by... - June 08, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer Film Product Honored with ICMA Élan Award
The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) has honored a film product from Bayer MaterialScience with one of the ICMA Élan Awards. An independent panel of experts from the ID card industry judged the company’s film Makrofol® ID 320 Antiscratch to be the top innovation... - June 02, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Ennis Traffic Safety Solutions Enters Mexico Traffic Paint Market
Ennis Traffic Safety Solutions is announcing today that its traffic paint products have been approved for sale and distribution by the Mexican government. Ennis and government representatives will hold a launch event in Mexico City Friday, May 27 to discuss the Ennis entry into the paint market in Mexico. - May 26, 2011 - Ennis Traffic Safety Solutions
Bayer MaterialScience LLC at Cleveland Coatings Society Technical Symposium: Waterborne PUDs Enable Chemists to Develop Customized, High-Performance Coatings Formulations
The adage “The customer is always right” is sometimes easier said than done – particularly for formulating chemists trying to meet customer demands in a variety of markets. To keep customers satisfied, formulators can turn to waterborne polyurethane dispersion (PUD) chemistry for... - May 23, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s TDI Team Steams Up Annual Energy Savings at Baytown, Texas, Plant
A team of employees at Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s Baytown, Texas, plant have substantially reduced energy consumption by optimizing site operations. At the 2011 Industrial Energy Technology Conference (IETC), held May 17-19 in New Orleans, the Baytown toluene diisocyanate (TDI) Train team... - May 20, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Honda Dealership Gets Industrial Flooring from Versatile Building Products & Garage Experts
Garage Experts® of Central PA completes top-quality industrial coating for a local Honda® shop and eyes future dealership projects. - May 18, 2011 - Versatile Building Products
Versatile Building Products' New Class Helps Decorative Concrete Contractors Learn the Ins and Outs of Concrete Overlay
Versatile Building Products offers two-day advanced training in its revolutionary Nano-Crete polymer cement product. - May 10, 2011 - Versatile Building Products
Bayer MaterialScience LLC at ANTEC 2011: Medical-Grade Polycarbonate Exhibits Excellent Retention of Mechanical Properties After Gamma Irradiation
Consistent resin performance and the retention of physical and mechanical properties over a wide range of conditions are critical to plastic medical devices. - May 09, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
ABITEC Taps Viachem to Represent Its Natural MCT Ingredients
Viachem Will Represent ABITEC’s Medium Chain Triglyceride Products to the Food and Beverage, Nutritional and Personal Care Industries. - May 07, 2011 - Viachem, Ltd.
Bayer MaterialScience Announces Investment in Baytown, Texas, Plant
Bayer MaterialScience is set to invest some U.S. $120 million into its Baytown, Texas, site. Baytown, which celebrates 40 years of manufacturing success this year, is the company’s largest manufacturing facility in the United States and is a keystone of Bayer MaterialScience’s global... - May 05, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s Polycarbonate Gives Innovative Sinus Therapy Device Strength and Striking Color
Anyone suffering from colds, flu, sinusitis, allergies, croup and chronic dryness knows the soothing power of warm vapor. Vapore, Inc. has brought a new dimension to this relief with its innovative, over-the-counter (OTC) sinus therapy device, MyPurMist™. Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s... - May 05, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Russell Schwartz Joins the Grayling Industries IBC Packaging Group
Former President and founder of a wholesale distribution company joins Grayling as the Western States Territory Manager for Intermediate Bulk Packaging Products. - April 29, 2011 - Grayling Industries, Inc
Shurhold Expands Marine Care Product Line with Custom Boat Covers
Shurhold, a leading designer and manufacturer of specialty care and accessory products for the marine, RV and auto industries, has expanded its marine care product line with new custom boat covers and semi-custom boat covers. Shurhold’s custom and semi-custom boat covers each come with a... - April 29, 2011 - Shurhold
Bayer MaterialScience LLC at ASC 2011 Spring Convention and Expo: Reacting Capped Prepolymers with Blocked Amines Produces Polyurea Elastomers with Low VOCs
While capped polyurethane prepolymers have been used for many years to flexibilize epoxy resins, they can also be reacted with multifunctional amines to create products with useful properties without the addition of epoxy resins. - April 29, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
John Salazar Joins Coating Services Group, LLC as New Owner
Coating Services Group, LLC (CSG) is proud to announce that John Salazar has joined the company. John will be functioning on a daily basis responsible for Marketing & Sales and, as such, he will be spearheading the initiative to expand CSG’s presence both domestically and internationally. - April 23, 2011 - Coating Services Group, LLC
Hernon Self Seeler Sealants Become NSF Certified
Recently, Hernon's Self Seeler grades 604, 615, 616, and 618 became certified to ANSI/NSF Standard 61. - April 18, 2011 - Hernon Manufacturing
Bayer MaterialScience LLC at Metro New York Coatings Association Symposium: Understanding 1K Chemistry, Customer Needs and Practices Key to Formulating Coatings
Regardless of the technology, formulators have traditionally struggled with paint film defects. With that in mind, a Bayer MaterialScience LLC scientist offered helpful hints for formulating one-component (1K) ambient-cure topcoats and primers based on waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) at... - April 18, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s Steven Reinstadtler Elected to Board of Polyurea Development Association
Bayer MaterialScience LLC coatings expert Steven Reinstadtler has been elected to the Polyurea Development Association (PDA) board of directors. Reinstadtler, industrial marketing manager, Construction for the Coatings, Adhesives, and Specialties (CAS) division, Bayer MaterialScience LLC, will... - April 18, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC at 2011 AIA National Convention: High-Performance Materials, Technologies and Initiatives for Eco-Friendly, Economical Building Design
Bayer MaterialScience LLC, a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, will showcase its broad portfolio of high-performance building materials, technologies and initiatives at the 2011 AIA National Convention, May 12-14, 2011, at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. For architects,... - April 15, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC's Makrolon® Polycarbonate Satisfies Strict Safety Tolerance Requirements in Fuel Cell Application
When selecting a material that could be used to form proprietary components of its new fuel cell, ReliOn Inc. turned to a proven plastic material: polycarbonate from Bayer MaterialScience LLC. ReliOn’s E-1100™ hydrogen fuel cell provides 1,100 watts of power. Its modular, compact... - April 14, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC Celebrates World Cultures with Spring 2011 Color Palette
As the global economy rebounds, Bayer MaterialScience LLC color experts have developed new colors for the spring and summer color palettes that celebrate a diverse culture. With trend-spotting assistance from the Color Marketing Group (CMG), an international not-for-profit association of color... - April 11, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Hernon Unveils Latest Technology in Ammunition Encapsulation and Environmental Sealing Equipment
Single machine can seal, inspect, and UV cure pistol, rifle, and blank ammunition cartridges. - April 04, 2011 - Hernon Manufacturing
Bayer MaterialScience LLC at GovSec 2011: New Public Sector Business Helps Government Entities Meet Challenges Through Materials Innovation
Bayer MaterialScience LLC is launching its Public Sector Business to provide integrated products and services that will help government entities meet challenges through materials innovation. The Public Sector Business aligns Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s products and technologies with the... - April 04, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Hernon Manufacturing Receives Approval for Multiple Products by Haas Group International
Hernon adhesives meet or exceed the requirements of the Israeli civil and military aviation industry. - March 31, 2011 - Hernon Manufacturing
Hernon Manufacturing and ShenZhen Dover Technology Co., Ltd. Sign Joint Venture Agreement
Hernon Dover to provide repackaging and distribution for Hernon’s product lines in China. - March 31, 2011 - Hernon Manufacturing
Bayer MaterialScience LLC at the 2011 Coatings Tech Conference: Innovations Enable Formulators to Customize UV-Cure Coatings Performance
Bayer MaterialScience LLC scientists showcased their most recent coatings innovations for fellow industry professionals at the recent 2011 Coatings Tech Conference in Chicago. Four Bayer MaterialScience LLC scientists presented at this event, which was sponsored by the American Coatings Association. - March 23, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC Helps Heighten Awareness of Science Education and Sustainability with Educational Programs at CONSOL Energy Center
Continuing its longstanding commitment to science education and sustainability, Bayer MaterialScience LLC is sponsoring two new educational programs at Pittsburgh’s newest sports and entertainment venue -- CONSOL Energy Center: the “Science and Sport” kiosks and the “Go Behind the Green” facility tours. - March 21, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer Scientist Presented Polyurethane Coatings Technologies That Enhance and Protect Decorative Concrete
A Bayer MaterialScience LLC scientist addressed attendees at the Concrete Decor Show in Nashville, Tenn., March 15-18, 2011, and explained the benefits of high-performance polyurethane resins for coatings and sealants that enhance and protect the beauty of decorative concrete. Other Bayer... - March 17, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
EcoCommercial Building Network Expands, Further Boosting Sustainable Construction Capabilities
Sustainable building and construction continues to build momentum. - March 11, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Bayer MaterialScience LLC Materials and Technologies Help "Reinvent" Traditional Approach to Automotive Design
Designers revolutionizing the automotive industry gathered at the annual Motor Press Guild/AutoDesignO event to discuss their insights regarding design trends supporting vehicle innovation. Integral to the advancements are new materials that enable designers to achieve both style and performance... - March 11, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC
New Informational Website ShipHullPerformance.org Launched by Hydrex Group
Hydrex launches a new website, www.shiphullperformance.org, to bring decision makers needed information about underwater hull protection and maintenance, how to effectively deal with fouling so as to save 20% of fuel costs in an environmentally safe way. - March 10, 2011 - Hydrex Group
Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s Michael Dvorchak Elected President of RadTech Board
Bayer MaterialScience LLC scientist Michael Dvorchak has been nominated as president elect for the RadTech International North America board. He will assume the office of president for a two year term beginning in 2013. Dvorchak, strategic technology manager UV Cure Oligomers & PUDs, Government... - March 07, 2011 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC