NPCA and FSCT Sign Agreement to Merge, ICE to Be Combined With American Coatings Show

The National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement, which outlines the details of a prospective merger of the two organizations ... More

Reichhold to Grow in India
Reichhold, Research Triangle Park, NC, has announced its intention to invest in a greenfield facility in India ... More 

Sun Chemical and Nantong Shanjing Form Joint Venture
Sun Chemical, Parsippany, NJ, and its parent company, Dainippon Ink & Chemicals (DIC), have formed a joint venture with Nantong DIC Metallic Pigments Co. Ltd., a leading aluminum pigment manufacturer in China ... More

OMNOVA Solutions Reduces Latex Capacity at Ohio Plant
OMNOVA Solutions has announced that it is eliminating approximately 50 million wet pounds of latex capacity at its Mogadore, OH, plant ... More 

Cognis Opens Liaison Office in India
Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has opened a liaison office in Mumbai, India ... More 

Cardolite Corp. Expands Capacity in China
Cardolite Corp., a producer of cashew liquid technology, has announced two capacity expansions at its China facility ... More

Masterchem Industries Launches New Primer
Masterchem Industries, maker of the KILZ® line of primers, has announced the launch of KILZ Complete®, a versatile oil-based primer for both indoor and outdoor projects ... More 

Dupont Weathering Systems Florida Site Receives Award
The DuPont Weathering Systems (DWS) Florida site has received accreditation for compliance to ISO/IEC 17025 from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation, A2LA ... More

Rohm and Haas and Novasep Form Global Alliance for Glycerol Purification
Rohm and Haas Co. Ion Exchange Resins and Novasep have announced their intent to form an exclusive alliance to market and sell new technology for purification of crude glycerol by-product from biodiesel processing ... More  

Dow Reichhold Announces Price Increase for Latexes
Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex has announced a price increase of U.S. $0.05/wet pound for all specialty latex products sold in North America with the exception of products used for glove manufacturing. The increase will take effect on March 1, 2008.

Association News 

CPI Issues Call for Papers and Posters
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council has issued a call for papers and posters to be presented at the Polyurethanes 2008 Technical Conference on Sept. 29- Oct. 1, 2008 ... More

American Coatings Conference Extended
The American Coatings Show and Conference will premiere in Charlotte, NC, in June 2008. The trade show takes place from June 3-5 and the conference has been extended to June 2-4, 2008 ... More 

Part Two of Categorization of Rheological Modifiers Takes Place in February
Part two of SpecialChem’s online course on rheological modifiers is scheduled for February 14, 2008 ... More 

Atlas Offers Weathering Seminars and Workshops
Atlas Material Testing Technology, Chicago, IL, will offer a series of training courses on weathering and the operation, calibration and maintenance of Atlas's testing instruments at multiple locations worldwide ... More

Pittsburgh Chemical Day Slated for May
The 41st Annual Pittsburgh Chemical Day 2008 will be held May 6, 2008, at the Pittsburgh Hilton & Towers, Pittsburgh, PA. The one-day conference is sponsored by the Chemical Association of Pittsburgh and the Joint Chemical Group. A golf outing in conjunction with the conference will be held on May 5 at the Treesdale Golf & Country Club in Gibsonia, PA. Reservations for the outing are due by April 28. For registration and additional information about the conference, visit www.pittchemday.com/.