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Top Industry News            March 8, 2009 Issue

ACC Calls for Next Generation of Chemical Regulation
The American Chemistry Council has called for the improvement and modernization of the U.S. chemical regulatory system and pledged to take a leadership role in the initiative ... More 

Acquisition Action Report

BASF to Sell Powder Business to Arsonsisi
Effective April 1, BASF Coatings will sell its powder business for home appliances, heating and pipe coatings to Arsonsisi S.p.A. ... More 

The People File

AkzoNobel Announces Supervisory Board Changes
Maarten van den Bergh has resigned as Chairman and as a member of the Supervisory Board of AkzoNobel ... More 

Business Barometer

BASF Posts Solid Earnings in Difficult Business Environment
In 2008, BASF reported a sales increase of 8 percent compared with 2007, to EUR 62.3 billion, despite a drop in the fourth quarter ... More

Company Portfolio

Cognis Opens Branch Office in New Zealand
Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has opened a branch office in Auckland, New Zealand ... More

Atlas Weather Testing and Weiss Gallenkamp Form Partnership
Atlas Material Testing Technology and Weiss Gallenkamp have announced the formation of a partnership ... More

Huber on Schedule With EU Reach Guidelines
In compliance with the new EU REACH chemicals regulation, Huber Engineered Materials  has announced it has developed the Technical Dossier and Chemical Safety Report to successfully register synthetic amorphous silica with the European Chemicals Agency ... More

Volkswagen Endorses Q-Sun Testing
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany, has given its worldwide suppliers an alternative choice of xenon testing equipment ... More

Rohm and Haas Looks Ahead to the Next Phase of REACH
Rohm and Haas is preparing for the next steps after successfully achieving the first critical milestone set by the European Union's REACH regulation ... More

Flint Group Realigns Organization 
Flint Group has announced a new organization structure ... More

Toyal America Partners With E.W. Kaufmann
Toyal America Inc. has enlisted the technical expertise of the E.W. Kaufmann Co. ... More

Cambridge Viscosity Announces New ASTM Standard 
Cambridge Viscosity has announced that the American Society of Testing Materials has developed a new standard test method, ASTM D 7483-08 ... More

AEROSIL^® is a Success Story in Asia
Evonik Industries has produced AEROSIL^® in Yokkaichi, Japan, for 40 years ... More

Plastican Launches New Website
A new information-packed Website about rigid plastic containers has been launched by Plastican ... More

Supplier Price Alerts

Dow to Raise Prices of Oxygenated Solvents Products
The Dow Chemical Co. announced that it will raise prices in North America for products in the Oxygenated Solvents portfolio ... More

Nano News

Mother of Pearl Secret Revealed
Scientists have brought to light a new aspect of nacre's nanostructural architecture using the polarized x-ray beams and nanoscale imaging capabilities of the Advanced Light Source. For more information about this development, read this article at PCI's Web Exclusives.

Oakland University Launches Nanotech Institute
Oakland University has announced the launch of the new NanoTech Research & Development Institute on the campus in Rochester, MI ... More

Meetings, Courses and Other Events

University of Minnesota Offers Short Course
The short course, "Coating Process Fundamentals," will be offered June 2-4, 2009, at the University of Minnesota ... More 

EMU Announces Professional Development Courses
The Coatings Research Institute of Eastern Michigan University has announced a number of professional development courses for the spring of 2009 ... More

Presentation Registration Open for International Coatings Congress
The 11^th International Coatings Congress, part of ABRAFATI 2009, will take place from Sept. 23-25  ... More