OMNOVA Solutions announced its 2010 Technology Award recipients. This annual award program recognizes exemplary technological contributions by associates in OMNOVA's research and development, sales and marketing, technical service, operations, product management, LEAN SixSigma, and strategic sourcing organizations.
A delicate balance of atomic forces can be exploited to make nanoparticle superclusters that are uniform in size, an attribute that's important for many nanotech applications but hard to accomplish, University of Michigan researchers say.
Potential users, including coating manufacturers, architects, engineers and facility owners, are encouraged to participate in the development of a proposed new ASTM International standard, ASTM WK 34014, Practice for Determining the Dry Fall (Fog) Properties of Protective Coatings.
BASF announced plans to invest in a world-scale production site for acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers (SAP) in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil.
Parkson Corp. has named Dr. Michael Lamminen to lead a new international drive to market Parkson's lineup of cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable technology around the world.
Ashland Inc., a global leader in specialty chemical solutions for consumer and industrial markets, completed its acquisition of privately owned International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), a global specialty chemical manufacturer of functional ingredients and technologies.
PPG Industries’ aerospace business has named Mark Cancilla Global Platform Director for coatings and Brent Wright Global Platform Director for transparencies, succeeding Cancilla.
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