1/11/16 - Industrial Finishes & Systems, HCT Partn
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"Industrial Finishes & Systems of Eugene has become the exclusive distributor of a new, environmentally friendly polyurethane.
In a three-year deal that will cost $4 million, Industrial Finishes will help launch the sales of floor and wall coatings containing a patented “Green Polyurethane” developed by San Francisco-based Hybrid Coating Technologies.
We are pleased to announce that Industrial Finishes & Systems has entered into a definitive exclusive national distribution agreement with Hybrid Coating Technologies (HCT) for several of HCT’s coating formulations. HCT has developed Green Polyurethane™, the first-ever modified hybrid polyurethane (currently used in coatings and paint) manufactured without the use of toxic isocyanates throughout the entire production process." See more at:
http://registerguard.com/rg/business/33925762...e.html.csp
http://industrialfinishes.com/markets/truegreenpoly/
http://industrialfinishes.com/contact/distribution-centers/
Speculative links below
Non-Isocyante PolyUrethane(HNIPU or NIPU) projects
Public info on U.S. DOD's Environmental Research Programs.
DOD is Directly connected to the U.S. EPA
What product was awarded the EPA Green Chemistry Award in 2015? you got it...HCT Green Polyurethane
make of it what you will folks, plenty of speculative links to choose from
1) Non-Isocyanate Polymer Design and Coating Development - https://www.serdp-estcp.org/Program-Areas/Wea...ge)/eng-US
Principal Investigator
Dr. Ljiljana Maksimovic
PPG Industries, Inc.
2) Replacement of Isocyanate Chemistry for Polyurethane-Like Topcoats - https://www.serdp-estcp.org/Program-Areas/Wea...ge)/eng-US
3) Isocyanate-Free Solid Rocket Motor Propellant Binders Inspired by Nature - https://www.serdp-estcp.org/Program-Areas/Wea...ge)/eng-US
4) Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane Platform for Sustainable and Advanced Rain Erosion Resistant Coatings -
https://www.serdp-estcp.org/Program-Areas/Wea...ge)/eng-US
Note #4 - Principal Investigator
Dr. Vijay Mannari
Eastern Michigan University
Oleg Figovsky(inventor of Green Polyurethane) just gave a lecture at EMU in December 2015
https://www.emich.edu/univcomm/emutoday/index...esMeetings
One of Polymate's R&D partners is EMU
http://www.polymateltd.com/partners.html
5) Hybrid Ultra-Low VOC and Non-HAP Rain Erosion Coatings - https://www.serdp-estcp.org/Program-Areas/Wea...ge)/eng-US
6) Sustainable, Environmentally Green Polyurethanes for Erosion-Resistant Coatings - https://www.serdp-estcp.org/Program-Areas/Wea...ge)/eng-US
Delve in fellow DD peeps