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Specialty chemicals company Clariant has signed the declaration of membership of the UN Global Compact.

PPG Industries’ coil and extrusion coatings group announced that its line of fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE)-based powder coatings will again be marketed under the CORAFLON^® brand name, reversing a previous decision to sell them under the NEWLAR™ brand name that PPG acquired with the purchase of Spraylat Corp. last December.

RadTech - The Association for UV & EB Technology has released a comprehensive ebook that details the technology and market opportunities for UV LED technology.

PPG Industries recently reported record second quarter net sales in 2013 of $4.1 billion, up 16 percent versus the prior year. Second-quarter 2013 reported net income from continuing operations was $341 million, or $2.35 per diluted share.

Butterfly wings can do remarkable things with light, and humans are still trying to learn from them.

TH Hilson Co. is the new distributor for 3V.

Specialty chemicals company Clariant is proceeding with a 50 percent expansion in capacity at its Azo pigments and pigment preparations plants in Roha, India.

BASF is investing around €90 million to set up a world-scale production plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China.

Paint and coating manufacturer Cansto Coatings, Mayfield Heights, OH, has appointed Chuck Soeder to be the company’s new President.

RPM International Inc., Medina, OH, has promoted four of its employees at its corporate headquarters.