Hybrid Coating Technologies Inc (fka HCTI)

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March 07, 2016: 'YPSILANTI – Vijay Mannari, a professor of polymers and coatings at EMU, has been awarded a $529,000 grant to develop environmentally responsible, but high performance coatings for the U.S. military.


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Vijay Mannari, professor of polymers and coatings in the EMU College of Technology

The Strategic Environmental Research Development Program (SERDP) advisory board approved Mannari's research proposal "Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane Platform for Sustainable and Advanced Rain Erosion Resistant Coatings.” The research program is expected to start this spring.'

Connecting dots: Prof. Mannari is a close associate of Oleg Figovsky. Figovsky visited EMU/Prof Mannari last winter. (Eastern Michigan University (USA) Technological and R&D Cooperation/Polymate)

The DoD will award 'a company' a contract to administer industrial coatings to its ships and equipment. Mary Cushmac (Retired EPA Section Chief) has worked closely with the DoD. The DoD has been a customer of PPG. PPG, association w/HCTI through Comex, Mexico