Top Industry News                                 November 23, 2008 Issue

ASSE Announces New Hazardous Energy Standard 
The American Society of Safety Engineers recently announced that the American National Standards Institute approved the reaffirmation of the American National Standard ANSI Z244.1-2003 ... More

Acquisition Action Report

Brookfield Engineering Acquires RheoTec
Brookfield Engineering, Middleboro, MA, has acquired RheoTec Messtechnik GmbH ... More

Dionex Enters Into Agreement With Caliper Life Sciences 
Dionex Inc. has entered into an agreement with Caliper Life Sciences Inc. ... More

The People File

Buhrs Americas Names Western Region Sales Manager
Buhrs Americas has named Robert Pitel to the position of Western Region Sales Manager ... More

Business Barometer

BASF Reduces Production Worldwide 
BASF is taking measures to avoid the creation of overcapacities ... More

Avantium Introduces Novel Technology
Avantium has introduced a novel technology to measure corrosion ... More

AkzoNobel Opens Elotex Production Facility in China
AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals has officially opened a new production site in Shanghai, China ... More 

Dryvit Systems Headquarters Receives ISO Certification
Dryvit Systems has announced its West Warwick, RI, headquarters has been awarded ISO 14001:2004 certification ... More 

Bayer MaterialScience Lifts Force Majeure
Bayer MaterialScience has lifted force majeure for most of the products manufactured at its facility in Baytown, TX ... More

Rohm and Haas to Present Innovative Solutions for Coatings at Conference 
Rohm and Haas's Jörgen Lindholm will present recent technical findings at the Advances in Coatings Technology Conference in Warsaw ... More 

Nubiola Expands Ultramarines Manufacturing Capacity 
Nubiola Inorganic Pigments has finalized the expansion of its global ultramarines manufacturing capacity ... More 

Association News

NASF Elects New Officers and Board of Directors
The National Association for Surface Finishing has announced the names of new officers and board members ... More 

Meetings, Courses and Other Events

Sink or Swim Symposium Slated for May
The 52^nd Annual Sink or Swim Symposium will be held in May ... More 

American Filtration and Separations Society to Hold Technical Conference
The American Filtration and Separations Society will hold its 22^nd Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington, MN ... More 

For additional information on meetings and education, visit the PCI Calendar of Events.