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Bradley S. (Brad) Kisner, President of INX Digital International Co., passed away suddenly on August 22, after suffering a heart attack. He was 47.

CAS-MI Laboratories, an independent laboratory and product formulation facility, has formed an alliance with Chemical Dynamics LLC, a coatings consulting firm that also specializes in formulation development.

Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight.

In a report at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, researchers described the development of a test for performance of smudge- and reflection-resistant coatings and its use to determine how to improve that performance.

Consistent Mixing: The Key to Uniform Quality is being offered at EKATO Performance Labs, Oakland, NJ, on Sept. 29-30, 2009.

RadTech – The Association for UV and EB Technology is hosting uv.eb EAST 2009 on Oct. 20-21, 2009, in Niagara Falls, NY. The conference will teach participants how UV and EB can help keep businesses competitive and profitable.

Tikkurila, which is responsible for Kemira's paints and coatings business, is strengthening its position in the southeastern European paint market.

In the first six months of 2009, Cognis' sales volumes declined by 15.8 percent compared with the same period in 2008.

Kemira Oyj's CFO Jyrki Mäki-Kala has been appointed new Deputy CEO as of Sept. 1, 2009.

DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman has announced that the company is being streamlined to focus on four emerging trends: to meet the demand for food, protecting people and the environment, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and capitalizing on the growth of emerging markets.