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Top Industry News            March 15, 2009 Issue

JEOL USA and The College of Microscopy Increase Collaboration
JEOL USA and the College of Microscopy, the education division of The McCrone Group, have announced an increased partnership and joint commitment to improving the study of microscopy ... More

Pigment Violet 23 Marks 55 Years of Adding Color to the World
Pigment Violet 23 has now been around for more than 55 years ... More

Hydraulic Institute Names New Leadership/Honors Members
The Hydraulic Institute has announced its 2009 Board of Directors and Officers ... More

Acquisition Action Report

Dow Agrees to Close Rohm and Haas Acquisition
The Dow Chemical Co. has reached agreements with Rohm and Haas and certain of its shareholders that permit Dow to close the acquisition ... More

The People File

Bryan Kitchen Named Global Supply Chain Leader
Bryan Kitchen has been appointed Global Supply Chain Leader for Dow Biocides and ANGUS Chemical Co ... More

Hamilton to Lead Dow's Government Business Development 
George Hamilton, President, Dow Coating Solutions, has assumed a new role as Vice President of Government Business Development for The Dow Chemical Co ... More

Business Barometer

AkzoNobel's 2008 Report Published Online
AkzoNobel has published its 2008 Report online, which is the first time the company has combined its annual and sustainability reports into a single publication ... More

Company Portfolio

Clariant to Launch Strategic Production Facility in China
Specialty chemical company Clariant is building a surfactants plant in Zhenjiang, China ... More

AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Gains Approval From KIA Motors
KIA Motors has awarded AkzoNobel Car Refinishes the opportunity to be its first globally approved aftermarket supplier ... More

Palmer Holland to Distribute for Rohm and Haas
Rohm and Haas Co. has announced that Palmer Holland Inc. will be a distributor of its Paraloid^™ resins ... More

DSM Opens New Waterborne Acrylic Resins Factory
Royal DSM N.V. has opened a new factory for waterborne acrylic resins ... More

Univar's U+ Standards Set Benchmark in Chemical Distribution
Univar recently announced that its Brussels site has attained full compliance with its stringent U+ standards ... More

Nano News

NanoHorizons Completes Second Phase of Funding
NanoHorizons Inc., maker of SmartSilver^™ antimicrobial additives , has completed its planned $3.5 million second-phase funding ... More

Meetings, Courses and Other Events

Ciba Offers Expert Services Seminar
Ciba has announced a new expert services seminar ... More

ABRAFATI 2009 Issues Call for Papers
The Scientific Committee of the 11^th International Coatings Congress is now accepting abstracts ... More

Photopolymerization Conference Announced
RadTech is partnering with Photopolymerizations IUCRC and the University of Colorado to present Photopolymerization Fundamentals 2009 ... More

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Host Seminar
Thermo Fisher Scientific will host a free informative seminar on the increasingly popular and implemented Raman spectroscopic technique ... More