The Board of Directors of Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. has approved construction of a manufacturing plant in Onsan, Korea, to produce Cardura™ monomer.
As a result of the acquisition by Arkema of UCAR Emulsion Systems from The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, Coatex will be supplying POLYPHOBE™ products to the paint and coatings industry in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
MPI, the Institute that establishes architectural paint standards and quality assurance programs in North America, will partner with the Korea Institute of Construction Materials (KICM) to test paint and coatings to MPI standards.