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In this interview, Earl W. Ramlow, Product Manager, Polyset, describes the uses of a WaterBorne High Ratio Zinc Silicate coating system, including in US Navy and US Army causeway watercraft systems.

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London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month zinc hit a near four-year high of $3,633.50 per metric ton last week and is up by 13% ...