Category: Chemicals / Metals
Digitalisation is a hot discussion topic and the key question that is being asked is, how will it impact shipping? Leading industry players believe developments in digital will provide many opportunities and benefits but the industry-wide digital transition will take time. Until recently, the shipping industry was largely an analogue operation, relying heavily on traditional […]
Source: Jotun
Category: Chemicals / Metals
Underwater robotic cleaning and inspection is set to play a bigger role as owners and operators strive for fuel-efficient, sustainable operations. Faced with new environmental regulations and market pressures, owners and operators continue to look for innovative ways to reduce operational costs and emissions. Some of the common technical measures they are already using include […]
Source: Jotun
Category: Chemicals / Metals
Jotun, leading global supplier of paints and coatings, has provided its products and services to 12 of the top 20 tallest buildings by 2020. Jotun, who will be exhibiting at Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Middle East conference this week, will be showcasing a range of its single source solutions, including its […]
Source: Jotun
Category: Chemicals / Metals
3M Co. has a new product to fight air pollution, and it’s not a filter or industrial monitor. It’s a granule used in roof shingles. When the granules are exposed to ultraviolet sunlight, “radicals” are generated that then transform nitrogen oxide into a substance that washes away with rain instead of polluting the air, officials […]
Source: Start Tribune
Category: Chemicals / Metals
Økte tollsatser bekymrer mange i næringslivet. 7. august besøkte næringsminister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen Alcoa Lista, en bedrift som hjelpes av den europeiske EØS-avtalen. Til oppmøtt presse, representanter fra Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet og lokale politikere, understreket Næringsministeren viktigheten av EØS-avtalen, og at det er viktig for Norge at vi ikke får indirekte effekter som europeisk straffetoll. […]
Source: Alcoa