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Insider News is a service of the National Paint & Coatings Association and Paint & Coatings Industry magazine
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ASTM International Board of Directors to Hold April Meeting in Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden, will be the location for the 2008 spring meeting of the ASTM International board of directors. The ASTM board meeting, as well as other events, will take place in Sweden during the week of April 21, 2008 ... More |
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Sherwin-Williams Lowers Expectations for 2008
The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, OH, has lowered first-quarter and full-year expectations for sales and earnings per share for 2008, revising earnings expectations announced in January ... More
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Kelly-Moore Paints Names New VP of Sales
Kelly-Moore Paint Co. Inc., San Carlos, CA, announced the appointment of Arnie Knipp as Vice President of Sales ... More
Irving Gray Joins S.P. Morell
Irving Gray has joined the Technical Sales team of S.P. Morell ... More
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Troy Corp. Announces New Manufacturers' Representative
Troy Corp., Florham Park, NJ, a manufacturer of performance products, has announced that The Chidley & Peto Co., Arlington Heights, IL, is its new manufacturers' representative ... More
BASF to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Costs at Kaolin Facility
BASF, Florham Park, NJ, is implementing a broad array of energy-saving projects at the company's kaolin clay mine and processing facility in McIntyre, GA ... More
Tronox and Exxaro to Expand Tiwest Titanium Dioxide Plant
The partners in the Tiwest joint venture have announced that the boards of directors of both companies have given final approval for the expansion of the Tiwest titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment plant in Kwinana, Western Australia ... More
OMNOVA Plant Receives Ohio Chemistry Technology Council Award
OMNOVA Solutions' Performance Chemicals facility in Mogadore, OH, was presented with a 2007 Award for Excellence in Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Performance from the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council ... More
![Dist_of_the_year[1]](http://image.bnpmedia-email.com/6af33f18-7.jpg "Dist_of_the_year[1]") Solutia Recognizes Dowd and Guild Inc.
The Specialty Additives business of Solutia Inc. recently presented its 2007 North American Distributor of the Year award to Howard Guild, President of Dowd and Guild Inc., San Ramon, CA ... More
New Company Launched to Create Renewable Specialty Chemicals
Elevance™ Renewable Sciences Inc., Lisle, IL, is a new specialty chemicals company that is harnessing the potential of natural oils ... More
Dow Reichhold Expects Increases in Specialty Latex Prices
Executives from Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex expect that 2008 will bring additional pricing adjustments for the polymers the company markets worldwide ... More
Dow Announces Maintenance Turnaround at Freeport Plant
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) will conduct a scheduled turnaround at its propylene oxide (PO) production plant in Freeport, TX, for routine maintenance ... More
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Nuplex Resins Increases Price of Coating Resins
Nuplex Resins, Louisville, KY, has announced a price increase for coating resins sold in North America, effective April 21, 2008. The increase will be approximately 3-8 percent and will affect all solvent and water-borne products, including alkyds, acrylics, polyesters, emulsions and amino resins. Local Nuplex sales representatives will contact customers with more information.
DSM NeoResins+ to Increase Prices in North America
Effective April 7, DSM NeoResins+ will increase prices in the North American region for waterborne, UV and solvent-borne resins by $0.06/lb., as existing contracts allow ... More
Wacker Polymers Increases Price for Airflex® Dispersion Products
Effective April 15, 2008, Wacker Polymers, L.P. will implement a price increase of up to 5 percent per wet pound on all prices for vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer and vinyl acetate vinyl chloride copolymer dispersions sold in the Americas region. These products are sold by the company under the Airflex® trademarks.
See other recent price adjustments at www.pcimag.com by clicking on Supplier Price Alerts.
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International Association of Nanotechnology Calls for Abstracts
The International Association of Nanotechnology is now accepting abstracts for presentations at the upcoming 5th International Congress of Nano - Bio & Clean Tech 2008 ... More
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