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BNP Media Creates Market Research Firm

FT's publisher, BNP Media, has created Clear Seas Research, a separate entity designed to deliver superior business-to-business market research.
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Permeability Identified as a Critical Corrosion Factor

According to an independent survey of wastewater engineers, municipal managers and contractors, a chemically resistant lining’s permeability to corrosive substances was shown to be the most important consideration during product selection.
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Electrocoat 2008 Issues Call for Papers

The Conference Steering Committee for Electrocoat 2008, scheduled for May 14-16 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, is soliciting abstracts for papers.
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Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific Merge

Thermo Electron Corp. and Fisher Scientific International Inc. have completed their merger, creating Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
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Nordson Signs Agreement to Acquire Dage Holdings

Nordson Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dage Holdings, Ltd., a UK-based manufacturer of testing and inspection equipment used in the semiconductor and printed circuit board industries.
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August Mack Recognized with Blue Chip Business Award

August Mack, an Indianapolis-based environmental and engineering firm, was recently honored as the winner of the 2006 Blue Chip Business Award for its innovative development of the eCAPSM environmental and safety management program.
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AP&C Expands Thermal Spray Coating Production Capacity

AP&C Advanced Powders and Coatings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raymor Industries Inc., is expanding its thermal spray coating production capacity at its new facility in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada, to address growing market demand in the aerospace, power generation and specialized industrial sectors.
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Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings Honored with Two Awards

Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings in the U.S. was recently recognized with the presentation of two awards.
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Adchem Achieves Automotive Specification Recertification

Adchem Corp. has completed its annual automotive certification testing.
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DSM Desotech Launches New UV Initiative

DSM Desotech Inc. has launched a new business initiative that will focus on the innovation of specialty UV materials for new and emerging markets throughout Europe and North America.
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H.B. Fuller Completes Sale of Powder Coatings Business

H.B. Fuller Co. has completed the sale of its Powder Coatings business to The Valspar Corp.
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DuPont Sells Protective Coatings Lines to Sika Group

DuPont has agreed to sell its Protective Coatings product lines and related assets to the Sika group, a leading Swiss company supplying specialty chemicals markets.
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Riley Industries Opens New Surface Finishing Center

Riley Industries has opened a new 5,000 m2 surface finishing center in Aldridge, near Birmingham, UK, after 40 years in Birmingham city center.
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BASF Waterborne Showcased on Jay Leno’s Dream Car

BASF’s Glasurit 90 Line Waterborne Basecoat was showcased October 30, 2006, at The Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, when Jay Leno unveiled his “Eco-Jet' dream car.
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GM to Invest $225 Million in Tennessee Paint Shop Renovation

General Motors plans to invest approximately $225 million in its Spring Hill, TN, manufacturing complex to renovate the plant’s paint shop in preparation for future vehicle production.
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