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Top Industry News            March 1, 2009 Issue

Montemagno to Keynote Conference on Nanotechnology
Carlo Montemagno, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati, will make a keynote presentation at the International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry ... More

Technology Event Attracts Strong Turnout
With economics, energy and the environment taking center stage, the RadTech uv.eb WEST 2009 Conference drew energized attendees ... More

The People File

Segetis Expands Leadership Team
Segetis Inc. has announced several changes in its leadership team ... More

NETZSCH Appoints Chris Esterly 
NETZSCH Fine Particle Technology LLC has selected Chris Esterly to serve as Sales Manager to the Mid-Atlantic region ... More

Nuplex Resins Announces Appointments
Nuplex Resins has announced the appointments of Patrick Nix and Philip Shuffett ... More

Blackmer^® Appoints Jim Pope
Blackmer^® has announced the promotion of Jim Pope to the position of Director of Finance ... More

Business Barometer

AkzoNobel Publishes Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Results
Akzo Nobel N.V. has announced its results for the fourth quarter and for the full year 2008 ... More

Valspar Reports Lower First-Quarter Results 
The Valspar Corp. has reported its results for the first quarter ended January 30, 2009 ... More

Company Portfolio

Miller Paint Joins Clean Energy Offset Program
Miller Paint Co. has elected to participate in the Smart Energy program ... More

Whitehouse Scientific Tests New Particle Size Standard 
Whitehouse Scientific has initiated external testing of a new particle size standard ... More

Sun Chemical Performance Pigments Expands Distribution Relationship
Sun Chemical Performance Pigments has expanded its distribution relationship with Brenntag Specialties Inc ... More

Ciba Launches New Adhesives and Sealants Website 
Ciba has now launched a new Internet channel devoted to the field of adhesives and sealants ... More

US Zinc Recognizes CNX Distribution
CNX Distribution, a distributor of specialty chemicals and raw materials based in the southwest United States, was recently recognized by US Zinc ... More

Nano News

Nanocomposites Allow Rust Proofing Without Chromium

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institutes for Silicate Research have developed a solution for rust proofing that is based on nanocomposites ... More

Microfluidics Develops Methods for Processing Carbon Nanotubes
Microfluidics has devised a methodology to process, deagglomerate, and facilitate purification and stabilization of carbon nanotubes ... More

Meetings, Courses and Other Events

Philadelphia Society Sponsors May Symposium
The Philadelphia Society for Coatings Technology Inc. will hold its May symposium May 5, 2009, in Horsham, PA ... More