The combined businesses of Momentive Performance Materials Inc. and Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. announced the publication of “The Science Behind a Sustainable Future,” the company’s 2010 report regarding the collaborative initiatives of the combined Momentive enterprise in the areas of environmental protection, economic development and social responsibility for the benefit of current and future generations.
Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a producer of industrial dust and fume collectors, has launched a Web 2.0 site incorporating interactive chat features, a comprehensive video library and social media.
Klaus Engel, Chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries, has laid the foundation stones for two research and development centers at the company’s Essen, Germany, site.
PPG Industries announced that it is increasing its global precipitated silica production capacity by more than 18,000 tons per year in response to growing global demand.
The University of Southern Mississippi School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, Hattiesburg, MS, will honor and memorialize the late Sidney Lauren, a leader in the coatings industry, on September 23 with the dedication of the Sidney Lauren Memorial Learning Center.
Dow Coating Materials (DCM), a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., has appointed veteran specialty chemical sales professional Michael Lewis to the position of West Coast Sales Manager.
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have unveiled a semiconductor nanocrystal coating material capable of controlling heat from the sun while remaining transparent.
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute developed a new method for creating a layer of gold nanoparticles that measures only billionths of a meter thick.
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