Top Industry News                                 October 26, 2008 Issue

CSC Scientific Makes Sieve Selection Clear and Simple
CSC Scientific Co. Inc. is offering a paper that makes selection and use of sieves more clear ... More

PPG Publishes New Color Guide for DURANAR Liquid Coatings
PPG Industries' industrial coatings business has published a new color guide for Duranar liquid coil and extrusion coatings ... More

The People File

RBP Chemical Technology Names Technical Sales Representative
RBP Chemical Technology has named Ken Kocolowski ... More

Bill Rosenthal Joins COATEX North America
William (Bill) Rosenthal has joined the sales force of COATEX North America, Inc ... More

Bayer's Greg Babe Wins CEO of the Year Award
Greg Babe has been named the Pittsburgh Technology Council's Tech 50 CEO of the Year ... More

New Appointments at Sun Chemical
Sun Chemical has named Felipe Mellado and Bradley Schrader ... More

Fusion UV Systems Gets New Chief Technology Officer
Fusion UV Systems Inc. has appointed P.K. Swain ... More

Business Barometer

3M Reports Strong Third-Quarter Sales
3M has announced third-quarter sales of $6.6 billion ... More 

PPG Industries Reports Positive Third Quarter
PPG Industries has reported record sales for the third quarter ... More

Rohm and Haas Reports Higher-Than-Expected Earnings
Rohm and Haas Co. has reported higher-than-expected third-quarter 2008 sales ... More

Sun Chemical Forms Joint Venture in China 
Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corp., have formed a joint venture in China ... More

Dowd and Guild to Represent PQ Corp.
PQ Corp. has appointed Dowd and Guild Inc. to represent its Silcron product line ... More

Malvern Joins Industry Group to Develop Common Model for Analyzer Integration
Malvern Instruments has announced its participation in the newly formed OPC Analyzer Device Integration Working Group ... More

ReNew Systems Group Picks Vicinity Manufacturing™ Software
ReNew Systems Group has chosen Vicinity Manufacturing™ software to streamline business operations ... More

Powder-X Coating Systems Ranked With Fastest-Growing Companies
Inc. magazine has ranked Powder-X Coating Systems in its annual ranking ... More

Association News

NCCA Members Meet Increased Demand 
In order to meet growing demand for coil-coated metal, National Coil Coating Association members have invested capital to build new production facilities ... More