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Developments in Architectural Coatings: New FEVE Resin/Polyester Blends Produce Superior Metallic Finishes

More than 10% of today’s powder coatings use metallic pigments, and color and aesthetic trends show a growing demand. However, it is still very challenging to formulate metallic powder coatings that have the durability and weatherability characteristics required for buildings and structures. That’s because traditional fluoropolymer-based coatings like PTFE and FEP require melt points for…

Specialty Fluoroelastomers Protect Equipment Components in Oil and Gas Recovery

To extract as much product out of an oil or gas reservoir as possible, exploration and production companies use enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques to operate in high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) downhole conditions. These production methods typically utilize gas, steam or chemical injection to extend the productive life of a reservoir. Although EOR techniques are extremely…

AGC Opens New Lab to Service Chlor-Alkali Producers

AGC Chemicals Americas recently opened a 600+ square foot lab in Exton, Pennsylvania. The lab will provide brine/membrane testing services for our chlor-alkali producer customers. Our goal is to provide analysis and results data that aids our customers’ continuous improvement efforts. The lab is equipped with personnel and instruments to analyze brine and raw salt and…

Middle East’s First Circular Building Protected by Lumiflon FEVE Resin

The Aldar building in Abu Dhabi is a one-of-a-kind structure. Located in a beach development, the real estate developer’s headquarters is the first building in the Middle East that has a circular-shaped and convex exterior. The designers at MZ Architects wanted to create a structure that was distinct and innovative enough to attract the eye…

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