CSB Confirms Solvent Vapor Explosion in Danvers Blast

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has announced that laboratory testing of chemicals involved in the November 22, 2006, explosion at a Danvers, MA, printing ink manufacturing company is complete and confirms that the mixture in the tank was sufficiently volatile to cause the explosion ... More

Valspar Identifies Color Trends for 2008

From bold and bright to calm and relaxing, the color trends you’ll find in 2008 compliment a wide variety of aesthetics ... More

ISP Promotes Claude Dal Farra
International Specialty Products (ISP), Wayne, NJ, has announced the promotion of Claude Dal Farra to Vice President – Research & Development ... More

Deeks & Company Welcomes Jerry Lindstrand
Jerry Lindstrand has joined Deeks & Co. Inc., Stone Mountain, GA, as an Account Executive covering North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and West Virginia ... More 

DS Containers Appoints Steve Sanchez
DS Containers has named Steve Sanchez as Sales Account Manager. He will be based in California and will concentrate on growing DSC's customer base on the West Coast. Sanchez has over 30 years experience in the aerosol industry and has held sales and management positions with Industrial Hydrocarbons, Aeropres, U.S. Can and Ball.

Tronox General Counsel Announces Retirement
Roger G. Addison, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Tronox Inc., Oklahoma City, has retired ... More

Beavins Retires From The Chemical Company
Robert C. Beavins, Vice President of Planning and Communications for The Chemical Co., Jamestown, RI, will retire December 31, 2007, after a distinguished chemical and paper-industry career.

Huber Engineered Materials Increases Price of Kaolin
Huber Engineered Materials, part of J.M. Huber Corp., has announced a global price increase across its entire industrial specialties kaolin clay portfolio. The price increase is effective January 1, 2008.

Air Products Polymers Announces Surcharge and Price Increase
Effective December 15, 2007, Air Products Polymers will implement a temporary methanol surcharge of $0.03 per wet pound on all prices for vinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer, vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer, vinyl acetate vinyl chloride copolymer and vinyl acrylic-based emulsions sold in the Americas region ... More

Huntsman to Increase Select Carbonate Prices
Huntsman Corp. has announced that its Performance Products division will increase prices for select carbonate products by $0.06 per pound effective November 15, 2007, or as applicable contracts allow. The price increase affects list and off-list prices for all grades and blends of Jeffsol® Ethylene Carbonate, Jeffsol Propylene Carbonates and UltraPure® Carbonates.

OPC Polymers Announces Price Increase
OPC Polymers has announced a price increase across all product lines, effective January 1, 2008. Most products will increase between five percent and 12 percent due to large increased costs of vegetable oils, solvents, polyols and most other critical raw materials. All customers will receive a letter advising actual increase amounts for their products of interest.  

Association News

Deadline Nears for American Coatings Conference Call for Papers

The deadline for submission of titles and abstracts for the American Coatings Conference is this Wednesday, December 5, 2007 ... More 

ASSE Establishes Scholarship
The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Region III (Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas) recently announced that McComb Construction Co., Austin, TX, has donated $4,000 toward the establishment of a new Region III – McComb Construction Safety, Health and Environmental (SH&E) Scholarship. The scholarship will be open to undergraduate and graduate students in the Region III area pursuing studies in the occupational safety, health and environmental, or related fields.