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1. Graphene Breeze: New Technologies To Fight Air Pollution 7/18/2022

   Air pollution is the biggest environmental risk to human health, according to the WHO, killing seven million people worldwide each year. Therefore, the European Commission has set a target of reducing premature deaths caused by air pollution by half before 2030.

2. VORTEQ Completes Strategic Acquisition In Mexico City 7/18/2022

   VORTEQ Coil Finishers (VORTEQ or the Company), a leading provider of coil coating services for aluminum and steel products, today announced the acquisition of the coil coating assets owned by Almexa Alumino S.A. DE C.V. (Almexa).

3. PACORR Launches Salt Spray Chamber - Advance Technology For Corrosion Testing 7/18/2022

    PACORR, one of the leading testing equipment manufacturers, presents the latest, advanced Salt Spray Chamber and CASS Test Chamber both in Touch Screen & Digital models that are made of Fibre Re-Inforced Plastic (FRP).

4. PPG, Aerobrand Announce Aircraft Livery Design Partnership 7/13/2022

   PPG today announced that it will partner with U.K. airline brand and design consultancy Aerobrand to provide airline customers with a unique service that combines paint supply with livery design.

5. MIT Engineers Design Surfaces That Make Water Boil More Efficiently 7/12/2022

   The boiling of water or other fluids is an energy-intensive step at the heart of a wide range of industrial processes, including most electricity generating plants, many chemical production systems, and even cooling systems for electronics.

6. IMI Announces New Automation Solution Partnership 7/8/2022

   IMI, the original developer of the turnkey MILCURE steel wheel refinishing system and process, has partnered with Lesta to introduce automation into their solution by using robotics to apply powder coating to truck wheels.

7. Upside-Down Design Expands Wide-Spectrum Super-Camera Abilities 7/6/2022

   By turning a traditional lab-based fabrication process upside down, researchers at Duke University have greatly expanded the abilities of light-manipulating metasurfaces while also making them much more robust against the elements.

8. Polynt Group Announces North American Coatings Capacity Expansion 7/1/2022

   The Polynt Group announces its decision to expand coating resin production capacity to serve the North American Coatings Market. This expansion will be fully effective by 2023 and will meet the growing needs of the paint and coatings industry with alkyd, polyester, copolymer, emulsion, and urethane resin technologies.

9. Forge Nano And Anovion Partner To Help Propel U.S. Battery Tech And Strengthen Domestic Supply Chain 6/28/2022

   Anovion and Forge Nano Inc. are working together to bring cutting-edge battery anode materials technology to the U.S. market. The companies will use Forge Nano's proprietary technology, with Anovion's combined 140+ years of synthetic graphite manufacturing and experience, to secure domestic energy initiatives and alleviate supply chain issues.

10. AZZ Inc. Enters Definitive Agreement To Divest Majority Interest In The Company's Infrastructure Solutions Segment 6/23/2022

    AZZ Inc. ("AZZ" or the "Company") (NYSE: AZZ), and Fernweh Group LLC ("Fernweh"), jointly announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby AZZ will contribute its AZZ Infrastructure Solutions Segment1 ("AIS") to AIS Investment Holdings LLC (the "AIS JV"), and sell a 60% interest in the AIS JV to Fernweh at an implied enterprise value of AIS of $300 million.