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2. Wood stain - Wikipedia

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   Wood stain is a type of paint used to colour wood comprising colourants dissolved and/or suspended in a vehicle or solvent. Pigments and/or dyes are largely used as colourants in most stains. The initial application of any paint or varnish is absorbed into the substrate similarly to stains, but the binder from a stain resides mainly below the ...

3. PPG Industries - Wikipedia

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   Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company was founded in 1883 by Captain John Baptiste Ford and John Pitcairn, Jr., at Creighton, Pennsylvania. PPG soon became the United States' first commercially successful producer of high-quality, thick flat glass using the plate process.

4. Deck (building) - Wikipedia

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   If deck space is available, homeowners may choose to include for the seating, outdoor couches and benches. Larger buildings may also have decks on the upper floors of the building which can be open to the public as observation decks or greeneries. A deck is also the surface used to construct a boardwalk over sand on barrier islands.

5. Koppers - Wikipedia

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   The sale was completed on June 17, 1988. [5] A smaller, more streamlined domestic business unit of Koppers Company, Koppers Industries was bought back by local management later in 1988. Although much simpler than the once sprawling chemical and aggregate conglomerate of the early-to-mid 20th century, Koppers Industries once again become ...

6. Stain - Wikipedia

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   The material that is trapped coats the underlying material, and the stain reflects backlight according to its own color. Applied paint, spilled food, and wood stains are of this nature. [5] A secondary method of stain involves a chemical or molecular reaction between the material and the staining material. Many types of natural stains fall into ...

7. Allegheny National Forest - Wikipedia

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   A new enterprise, the wood chemical industry, changed the course of forest development. Between 1890 and 1930, wood chemical plants produced charcoal, methanol, acetic acid, acetate of lime and similar products, and provided a market for virtually every size, species and quality of tree growing on the Allegheny Plateau. Harvests during this era ...