AkzoNobel has finalized the $1.3 billion sale of its National Starch business to Corn Products International.

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MesoCoat, Inc. has won multiple American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) and Phase II SBIR awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and demonstrate its CermaClad fusion claddings and PComP nanocomposite cermet coatings for energy applications.

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The global consumption of formulated adhesives was 16.6 billion pounds in 2009 worth $20.6 billion, according to Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney.

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A coating that enables engineers to specify lighter weight carbon composite materials for harsh environment applications has won the prestigious 2010 Plastic Industry Best Technology Application of the Year Award

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KNAACK Jobsite storage products are now manufactured using an exclusive, new powder paint process, offering several distinct advantages and benefits as compared to its previous liquid enamel paint

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Graco, the paint sprayer brand trusted and preferred by professionals, today announced that it has launched a line of handheld paint sprayers that will revolutionize painting for do-it-yourselfers to professionals including the handyman, remodeler, property maintenance and tradesman, and professional painting contractors

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Ryan Herco Flow Solutions (www.rhfs.com) has acquired the assets of Corrosion Products & Equipment, Inc. Piping Products Division (www.corrosion-products.com) headquartered in Rochester, New York

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Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanoscience energy saving solutions, announced today that the expected orders from Mexico have now started coming in after delays caused by financing documentation required by the Mexican banking system

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Abrasive Blasting and Coating Services, a provider of corrosion control services, announced today that it will site its newest production facility here, creating 12 new jobs by 2013

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DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) has partnered with The Body Shop, which specializes in “lean” collision repair. The agreement between the parties covers the sharing of The Body Shop’s Star-Link Collision Repair System, a Kaizen centered “lean” business model that was developed by John Sweigart and Brad Sullivan over the past 12 years. The model is currently practiced in all of The Body Shop’s Pittsburgh and New Jersey locations, as well as in several other independent repair shops in the United States and Canada. DPC is partnering with The Body Shop to offer a refined version of the model to DPC body shops.

The Body Shop operates a customer-focused group of collision repair centers with plans to continue rapid expansion over the coming years. Sweigart and Sullivan created the Star-Link Collision Repair Network, made up exclusively of repairers who are committed to genuine improvement through Kaizen. This group exists to promote to the customer a substantially better offering, and to work together through shared learning for the sake of a better collision repair industry, according to the company.
 
“We realized very quickly that DuPont Performance Coatings shared our vision,” said John Sweigart, CEO, The Body Shop. “We effectively help existing repairers create genuine improvement using a lean model and the answer is not just in the application of lean tools and courses, but through a hands-on, ‘learn by doing’ approach. The key to transform repairer operations is to focus on teaching, learning and problem solving.”

“DPC chose to partner with The Body Shop because of the organizations companywide commitment to process improvement and the ability to practice it internally and transfer it to others. We visited The Body Shop locations six times in 12 months and significant process improvement occurred between each visit,” said Steve Trapp, manager, DuPont Collision Services Development. “The Body Shop practices what they preach, they are continuously improving. Our customers will learn a lot from John Sweigart and the Star-link team.”

DPC will offer courses at NACE, SEMA and other events featuring the learning from exposure to The Body Shop. 

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