The major suppliers of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments, citing strong economic growth rates and rising demand, recently announced the latest of several price-increase moves taken since the start of the year. Price hikes of 6¢/lb. were announced for the United States, effective Oct. 1, with comparable increases announced for other regions of the world.
Kerr-McGee Chemical L.L.C. announced plans to shut down sulfate titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment production at the company's Savannah, GA, site in a move the company said would take effect by the end of September.
BASF AG and The Dow Chemical Co. announced plans to proceed with the construction of a "world-scale" propylene oxide production plant in Antwerp, Belgium, using the companies' hydrogen peroxide-to-propylene oxide technology.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. and three partners announced the development of polyurea-based construction technology designed to provide resistance to the effects of explosions
ASTM International, the U.S.-based standards-development organization, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the national standards body of China, the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC).
In a significant development for the coatings industry in the state with the nation's toughest environmental regulations on coatings, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Ellis Paint Co. President and CEO Sandra (Sandy) Berg to the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
The Valspar Corp. completed the purchase of certain assets of the forest-products business of Associated Chemists Inc., including a product line of edgesealers, surface primers, paints and stains, ink, and specialty chemicals used by manufacturers of oriented strand board and other wood products.
Rockwood Specialties Group Inc.'s Rockwood Pigments (UK) Ltd. subsidiary completed the acquisition of the Pigments and Dispersions business of Johnson Matthey plc for approximately $50 million.
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