OMNOVA Solutions Inc. has entered into an agreement with AXA Private Equity granting the company a period of exclusivity to acquire specialty chemicals manufacturer Eliokem International.
COLUMBUS, OH - The Powder Coating Research Group (PCRG), an independent product development and powder coating evaluation service, has expanded its laboratory and relocated to Columbus, OH. The new laboratory,
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA - Zirconium is used as an anti-corrosive finishing and surface treatment on metal substrates. If the coating of zirconium is too thin, then the sought-for metal property
Viachem Ltd. has added the full line of Marubeni’s vinyl resins to its portfolio, which currently includes Marubeni’s F310 polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) product.
CAMARILLO, CA -- National Coatings Corp. (NCC), a leading manufacturer and supplier of energy efficient, cool roof, elastomeric roof coatings, has named Ron Kushner as Principal Research and Development Chemist.
ESSEN, Germany - Evonik Industries has decided to divest its carbon blacks business. Klaus Engel, Chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG, said, “Our declared aim is to
SHANGHAI, China - Coatex has reaffirmed its ambition to develop its business in Asia with a new plant to start up mid 2011 and the launch of a Technical Service
Most polymers, materials made of long, chain-like molecules, are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, into a material that conducts heat just as well as most metals, yet remains an electrical insulator.