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BASF Shanghai Coatings Co. Ltd. has broken ground on a new automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China.

D.B. Becker Co. Inc. has partnered with Vencorex Chemicals to represent Vencorex Chemicals’ aliphatic isocyanate line in the southeast United States.

Paint and coating manufacturer AkzoNobel and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have named Carnegie Mellon University Professor Krzysztof (Kris) Matyjaszewski, Ph.D., the winner of the inaugural AkzoNobel North America Science Award for his cutting-edge polymer chemistry research.

German specialty chemicals company LANXESS is expanding its global production network for inorganic pigments in China.

Bob Marquette, President and CEO of Bostik Inc. and Senior Vice President of Bostik worldwide, will join the Adhesive and Sealant Council’s (ASC) board of directors effective immediately. 

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has published “ANSI/HI 9.6.1–2012 Rotodynamic Pumps Guideline for NPSH Margin.”

Researchers from IBM and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have developed an antimicrobial hydrogel that can break through diseased biofilms and completely eradicate drug-resistant bacteria upon contact.

Inorganic pigments producer Nubiola, Barcelona, Spain, is partnering with Tekniker, a technology center based in the Basque Country, Spain, on the NANOPIGMY project.

DuPont Titanium Technologies has entered into a new distribution agreement with Omya Inc.

Global minerals provider Sibelco, Antwerp, Belgium, has completed the acquisition of Viaton Industries Limited, a UK-based specialist in mineral fillers for use in chemicals and coatings.