The demands made of downstream users of chemicals and the provisions that they must comply with under the REACH Regulation were the subject of the first BYK Downstream Users’ Day, held in Düsseldorf, Germany.
BASF has outlined its Strategy 2020 for Asia Pacific, with the goal of growing a average of two percentage points faster than the Asia-Pacific chemical market each year. With expected market growth of four to five percent per year, this would double regional sales by 2020 while earning a premium on cost of capital.
Evonik Industries has completed work on a large complex for polymers, plastics intermediates and coating systems in Shanghai, China, and has brought the quarter billion euro facility fully on stream.
Teknos has established a joint venture company with a local paint manufacturer in Russia. The new company is called Teknos Deco. Teknos is the majority shareholder.
Lignol Energy Corp. (Lignol), a technology company in the cellulosic ethanol and biorefining sector, and PPG Industries Inc. (PPG) have announced a joint development agreement for the development of commercial applications incorporating Lignol’s unique class of High-Purity Lignin and lignin derivatives (HP-L™ lignin) in various industrial coatings.
The SSCT has issued a call for papers for its 2010 SSCT Annual Meeting, to be held Sept. 26–29, 2010, at the Hilton Daytona Beach Resort/Ocean Walk Village, Daytona Beach, FL.
ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications, has approved two new standards that cover architectural coating touch-up properties and ink stain blocking of paint systems.
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