Clariant announced sales of CHF 1.870 billion in the second quarter 2011, compared to CHF 1.894 billion in the previous year. This includes Süd-Chemie sales of CHF 216 million for May and June.
Croda Inc., the North American corporate office of Croda International Plc., announced a new 305 kilowatt solar energy system. The first solar panel system installed at any of Croda’s facilities, the system joins other sustainable initiatives at Croda, including a wind turbine that provides power for Croda’s manufacturing facility in Hull, UK.
Terahertz radiation can penetrate numerous materials, including plastic, clothing, paper and some biological tissues, making it an attractive candidate for applications such as concealed weapons detection, package inspection and imaging skin tumors.
Registration is now open for the Polyurethanes 2011 Technical Conference. Held by the Center for the Polyurethane Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council, the conference runs September 26–28, 2011, at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN.
Tyco International Ltd. has reached an agreement to acquire privately held Chemguard Inc., a provider of firefighting foam concentrates and equipment, foam systems, services, and specialty chemicals.
The Dow Chemical Co. and the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have approved the formation of a joint venture (JV) to build and operate a world-scale, fully integrated chemicals complex in Jubail Industrial City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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