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Top Industry News                                  June 2, 2008 Issue

CSB Concludes Investigation of 2006 CAI Explosion
Investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) have released a final draft report on the massive explosion and fire at the CAI/Arnel ink and paint products manufacturing facility... More

Research and Markets Releases Report on Hazardous Chemical Control
Research and Markets, a company providing market research and market data, has announced the release of "Hazardous Chemicals: Control and Regulation in the European Market," a guide to dealing with chemicals in an industrial setting ... More 

Business Barometer 

Cognis Reports Strong First-Quarter Results
In the first three months of 2008, global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis increased its net external sales to EUR 953 million, up 7.1 percent compared with the same period in 2007 ... More 

ALTANA Reports Positive First Quarter
The business of the specialty chemicals Group ALTANA continued its positive development over the first quarter of 2008 ... More 

Ecology Coatings Releases First-Quarter Update
Ecology Coatings Inc., a developer of UV-curable, clean-technology advanced materials, has announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008 ... More 

The People File

DuPont Promotes Lewis E. Manring
DuPont has named Lewis E. Manring as Vice President of Technology for its Coatings & Color Technologies business segment ... More

New Leadership for Henkel Adhesives Business
Thomas Geitner, who has been a member of the Henkel Management Board since March 1, 2008, will assume responsibility for the Adhesives Technologies business sector, effective mid-June ... More 

Matt Kolb Elected to CRRC Board
National Coatings Corporation (NCC) has announced the election of Matt Kolb to the open Board of Director position at the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) ... More

Rohm and Haas to Build Plant in Vietnam
Rohm and Haas Co. has announced that it intends to build an acrylic emulsion facility in Nhon Trach city, within the Dong Nai province of Vietnam ... More

Specialty Polymers Group to be Integrated Into Existing AkzoNobel Businesses
AkzoNobel plans to integrate the former ICI's Specialty Polymers Group into other Specialty Chemicals business units within the company ... More

Dow Epoxy Takes Action to Address Unacceptable Margins
Dow Epoxy, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow), has announced plans to raise prices in North America and other world regions as necessary, in response to the current climate of rising costs and shrinking margins ... More

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Service Model
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has introduced a new service concept for its lab extruders, mixers and rheometers as well as viscometers ... More 

CPS Color Wins Paint & Pintura Award
CPS Color, a supplier of advanced tinting systems, was chosen as the leading supplier in the Equipment for Tinting System category for the decorative paint industry in Brazil ... More 

Malvern Adds Rheology Items to E-store
Malvern Instruments' newly expanded on-line store now offers a range of frequently ordered items for rheology ... More

Sartomer Introduces Web-Based Corporate Overview
Sartomer Co., Exton, PA, has announced that a complete interactive corporate overview is now available online ... More

Cray Valley Implements Sales Control for Norsolene® Resins
Cray Valley is implementing sales control on its Norsolene® A series and S series hydrocarbon resins manufactured in its Channelview, TX, facility, effective immediately ... More

LANXESS  Increases Prices for Pigments Worldwide
LANXESS AG has announced a worldwide increase in its prices for iron oxide and chrome oxide pigments, with immediate effect. The prices for the Bayferrox and Colortherm lines will be increased by up to EUR 150 per metric ton and for chrome oxide pigments by up to EUR 750 per metric ton.

Dura Chemicals Inc. Announces Price Increase
Dura Chemicals Inc., a producer of high-quality metal organics, has announced that effective June 16, 2008, the company will increase the price of its metal organic products by 4-15 percent ... More

BASF Increases Acrylic Monomers Prices in North America
Effective June 1, 2008, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase its prices on its acrylic monomers sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Glacial acrylic acid will increase $0.04 per pound. Methyl acrylate will increase $0.05 per pound. Ethyl acrylate will increase $0.05 per pound. Butyl acrylate will increase 0.05 per pound, and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate will increase 0.07 per pound. 

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Association News

PRA Announces Partnership With Safinah
The Paint Research Association has announced the formation of a new partnership with Safinah Ltd. ... More

Meetings, Courses & Other Events

Thermal Spray Symposium Offered
In December 2008, the ASM Thermal Spray Society will co-sponsor a symposium, titled "Improving Reliability and Consistency in Thermal Spray," with and National Research Council Canada ... More

Deacom Launches ERP Software Training
Deacom Inc. has launched Deacom University, an accredited program designed to train users of all levels in each area of the DEACOM System ... More