Rohm and Haas Co. has
announced a comprehensive set of actions to restore profitability and ensure
the achievement of its Vision 2010 goals by realigning its manufacturing
footprint and support services.
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - AkzoNobel has agreed to sell its Para® and Crown Diamond® decorative paints brands in Canada to General Paint Corp. The sale is in line with the
FLORHAM PARK, - Susan C. Ostrowski has joined Troy Corp. as Director of Biocide Products Marketing USA, reporting to Mark Gwillim, President and Chief Operating Officer. In her role, Ostrowski
Tronox Inc. has confirmed that the Tiwest Joint Venture operations in Western Australia are still producing following the June 3, 2008, fire and subsequent shutdown of Apache’s Varanus Island natural gas processing facility.
Evonik Industries AG’s Coatings & Additives Business Unit is reorganizing its colorants business to position itself in the fiercely competitive international market.
The observatoryNANO consortium has been established to help European decision makers in government, industry and finance gain objective information for their decisions when considering a rapidly changing field of technology such as nanoscience and nanotechnology.
On June 5, 2008, at the press conference for the American Coatings Show, Andy Doyle, President of the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA), provided additional details concerning the merger of the NPCA and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technologies (FSCT), which took effect on June 2, 2008.
DSM
Desotech, a leader in the development and supply of UV-curable fiber optic materials,
has announced the opening of its newly expanded China ink manufacturing
facility, DSM Desotech Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Ltd.