SUNNYVALE, CA - Evans Analytical Group Inc. (EAG) a global provider of surface analysis and materials characterization services, microelectronics “release to production,” and electronic failure analysis services, has acquired Chemir
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Solvay and Rhodia have signed a framework agreement in which Solvay will launch a friendly cash offer for 100 percent of the share capital of Rhodia. At
INDIANAPOLIS – ACCESSA Coatings Solutions has announced an agreement with Sayerlack in which the company will now distribute the Sayerlack line of premium polyester and polyurethane wood finishes. Sayerlack is
LEVERKUSEN, Germany/DUBAI – German specialty chemicals group LANXESS has founded a dedicated company for the Middle East, LANXESS Middle East GmbH, headquartered in Dubai. LANXESS currently supplies customers in the
ESSEN, Germany - Evonik Industries has closed a purchase agreement to acquire the Hanse Chemie Group. By acquiring the group, which includes Hanse Chemie AG and Nanoresins AG, Evonik enters
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - AkzoNobel is boosting capacity in Sweden for its Expancel expandable microspheres in order to meet growing global demand. The company is investing EUR 30 million in
KONSTANZ, Germany - According to a new study published by Ceresana Research, the European paint and varnish market is expected to generate EUR 27.7 billion by 2018. Germany is the
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA - A new ASTM International standard provides a means of determining open time for latex paint. Open time is the time available in which paint can be
PITTSBURGH - Pittcon 2011 reported that 17,098 attendees participated in the annual conference and exposition, which was held in Atlanta, GA, March 13-18, 2011. Twenty-five percent of the conferees in
NUREMBERG, Germany - NürnbergMesse and Colour Publications Pvt Ltd. announced that the two organizations will cooperate in the future to ensure the success of the PAINTINDIA exhibition. The Managing Director
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