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General Industries Corporation was not working alone:
ROHM AND HAAS, the resin supplier, worked closely in developing and providing the very special resins needed to accomplish this task.
3M worked with General Industries Corporation to determine what the ideal ceramic
particles were to be most efficient for insulation of buildings and to best reflect
and dissipate solar radiant energy and ultraviolet light. These ceramics were derived
from the ceramics used in the SPACE SHUTTLE technology, which have a tremendous ability
to reflect and dissipate heat and act as nonconductors. These microspheres were
incorporated into a water-
Much of the SPACE SHUTTLE technology was developed in the Colorado Springs Area and some of these engineers were available for consultation to help determine how this space age information could be incorporated into building paint and coatings for more energy efficient homes, businesses and industrial uses.
In 1992, a synthetic stucco was added to the Thermo-
In 1997, Thermo-
For nearly 30 years Thermo-