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Scientists Say Egg Shells Remove Hex Chrome from Water
Scientists in China have developed an absorbent material made from waste eggshell membrane that can remove hexavalent chromium from contaminated water.
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New Coatings/Finishing Resource Center to Open in Virginia
An international coatings training and research center will be built in Halifax County in Virginia as the American Wood Finishing Institute relocates their corporate headquarters and training center from New Jersey. The “Center for Coatings and Application Research and Education” will create about 15 jobs thanks to a $1,052,000 grant from the Virginia Tobacco Commission to prepare its new quarters and to buy equipment.
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Global Metal Finishing Chemicals Market to Reach $8.0 Billion by 2015
A new report says that the global metal finishing chemical market says sales will top $8 billion by 2015. Europe and the United States represent the largest markets for metal finishing chemicals worldwide, as stated by the new market research report research report “Metal Finishing Chemicals: A Global Strategic Business Report,” being sold by Global Industry Analysts Inc.. However, growth is expected to emanate from the Asia-Pacific market, which is forecast to register a CAGR of more than 3 percent during the analysis period.
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"A Step Beyond Clean" show is Oct. 18-20 in CT.
Dow SAFECHEM, Hubbard-Hall and Pero team together for demonstrations on next generation, emission-less cleaning machines
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Rosler Celebrates Expansion of Michigan Facility
$6 million expansion is expected to bring 50+ new jobs to Battle Creek facility
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Who made the cover of PF at the NAIC show?
Products Finishing booth allowed show visitors to put themselves on magazine cover ... and the "models" got their vogue on!
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Canadian manufacturing sales increase
Higher sales reported in 15 of 21 industries, a sign that Canadian manufacturers rebounding
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GE picks Alabama for new engine coatings plant
$45 million plant is projected to employ 300 to 400 workers, building components for the F136 jet engine.
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Mercedes-Benz to use novel cylinder coating technology
Technology decreases 4.3 kg of engine weight and reduces fuel consumption by 3%
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Flying High with BSAA: Environmentally friendly alternative to chromic acid anodize
BSAA oxide coating exhibits many of the same properties as the aluminum oxide coating that is derived from the chromic acid process.
Read MoreWinning the Pollution Control Challenge
Electrowinning, which removes metallic ions from concentrated rinse water and spent process solutions reduces waste, recovers valuable metals and saves job shops big money.
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