Top Industry News                                 October 5, 2008 Issue

NPCA Publishes Guide on REACH, Offers Webinar
The National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) has published a guidance manual entitled "Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) in The European Union: A Practical Guide for North American Paint and Coatings Formulators and their Suppliers" ... More

CPI Announces Conference Awards
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) has announced the winners of the Polyurethanes 2008 Technical Conference Best Paper Presentation and Best Poster awards ... More

Acquisition Action Report

3M Completes Acquisition of EMFI S.A. and SAPO S.A.S.
3M has completed its acquisition of EMFI S.A. and SAPO S.A.S. (EMFI/SAPO), manufacturers of polyurethane-based structural adhesives and sealants headquartered in Haguenau, France ... More

PPG Acquires Coatings Business in China
PPG Industries has acquired the automotive refinish coatings business of Bonny Coating-Made Co. Ltd. ... More

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Micro Powders Announces Retirement of Controller
Micro Powders has announced the retirement of its Controller, Karen Brophy ... More 

New Position for Michael Rose at Sartomer
Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. has named Michael Rose Global Strategic Account Manager ... More

Business Barometer

AkzoNobel Suspends Share-Buyback Program, Cuts Jobs
Citing uncertainty in the global financial markets, AkzoNobel has announced a suspension of its share-buyback program and plans to cut 3,500 jobs by 2011 ... More 

H.B. Fuller Announces Quarterly Dividend
H.B. Fuller Co. has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.066 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on Oct. 30, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Oct. 16, 2008.

CSG Launches Global Advancement in Green Technology
CSG, Rochester Hills, MI, is set to begin the patented production of its PURETi™ photocatalytic surface treatment products at a facility in Auburn Hills, MI ... More 

Delaware Court Rules in Huntsman's Favor
The Delaware Court of Chancery in Wilmington, DE, has found in favor of Huntsman Corp. in the merger dispute with Apollo Management-owned Hexion Specialty Chemicals ... More

Rohm and Haas Opens Lab in Southeast Asia
Rohm and Haas Co. has opened a new Southeast Asia Technical Laboratory in Singapore ... More 

BASF Coatings Forms Strategic Alliance With Atotech
BASF has formed a strategic alliance with Atotech, a developer and manufacturer of chemistry and equipment for general metal finishing and printed circuit board production ... More

Evonik Develops New Manufacturing Process
Evonik Industries has developed a new manufacturing process for methyl methacrylate (MMA) called AVENEER ... More

Velsicol Chemical Business Now Genovique Specialties Corp.
The Plastic Additives, Benzoic Acid & Derivatives Business of Velsicol Chemical Corp. is now known as Genovique Specialties Corp ... More

Plastican Donates Pails for Disaster Relief
Plastican Inc. has donated a truckload of five-gallon plastic pails to help Louisiana and Texas families clean their homes after recent flooding ... More 

Supplier Price Alerts

Nuplex Resins Announces Price Increase
Nuplex Resins, Louisville, KY, has announced a price increase for all acrylic resins sold in North America effective Oct. 30, 2008. The increase will be $0.10 per pound.

Perstorp Increases Prices
Effective Oct. 15, 2008, or as existing contracts permit, Perstorp will increase the price for its HDI (hexamethylene diisocyanate) and IPDI (isophore diisocyanate) monomers and derivatives ... More 

Price Increases for Pilot Chemical
As of Oct. 15, 2008, or as contracts allow, Pilot Chemical will increase pricing and packaging charges ... More 

Tronox Announces Surcharge for TiO2 Grades
Tronox Inc. has announced a U.S. $0.04 per pound energy surcharge for all TRONOX^® titanium dioxide grades sold in the North American paper market ... More

Association News 

ASSE Announces New Scholarships For 2009
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation has announced the availability of thousands of dollars in scholarships for the 2009 academic year ... More

Meetings, Courses and Other Events

Registration Open for Pittcon 2009 Short Courses
The Pittsburgh Conference has announced the opening of registration for Pittcon 2009 Short Courses to be held March 7-13, 2009 ... More