The Valspar Corp., sponsor of the Valspar Championship through 2017, is committed to bringing the transformative power of color to the tournament, both on and off the course.
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has introduced POWERCRON EPIC™ electrocoats (e-coats), a line of next-generation, cationic-epoxy products that will be used for the first time in North America by MetoKote Corp., Lima, OH, a key PPG partner.
Malvern Instruments Ltd., Malvern, UK, has announced an exclusive global distribution agreement with RheoSense Inc., San Ramon, CA, to promote, market, sell and support the VROC product range into industrial applications.
Versalis, the chemical subsidiary of Eni, and Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc., a producer of specialty chemicals from natural oils, have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a partnership to jointly develop and scale a new metathesis technology to produce bio-chemicals from vegetable oils
AkzoNobel and Solvay have signed a three-year agreement whereby AkzoNobel will increase the use of renewable raw materials in its paints and coatings, building on an existing partnership between the two companies.
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish an international partnership between New York State and the State of Israel, through a collaboration involving the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) and the Israeli Industry Center for Research & Development (MATIMOP).
Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, has signed a master agreement with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct research in chemistry and materials science.
X-Rite Inc. has entered into a long-term relationship with the University of Bonn that will establish a graduate school in the field of digital appearance. Additionally, X-Rite has acquired Sensible Graphics GmbH, a company providing digital appearance solutions.
Argex Titanium Inc. (Argex) has hired Canadian engineering services firm GENIVAR Inc. to conduct a feasibility study on the economic viability of a titanium dioxide (TiO2) first-module production facility.
