Celanese Corp. has reported second-quarter 2009 net sales of $1,244 million, a 33 percent decrease from the same period last year, primarily driven by lower pricing and lower volumes on weak global demand.
THE ELECTROCOAT ASSOCIATION and the Chemical Coaters Association International have joined forces to bring the finishing industry the 2009 Electrocoating Seminar, to be held at the Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport in Birmingham, AL, on Nov. 11-12, 2009.
Introduced by Congressmen Hank Johnson (D-GA), Nathan Deal (R-GA) and a bipartisan group of 11 members of Congress, H.R. 3382, the Home Improvements Revitalize the Economy (HIRE) Act, establishes targeted consumer tax incentives for the purchase of building products and home furnishings such as architectural coatings, mattresses, furniture, flooring and other home-related products..
The Kish Co., Mentor, OH, has been appointed the exclusive representative for the complete line of Kärtner Montanindustrie Gmbh Micaceous Iron Oxide products (Miox®) throughout the United States.
SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. (SWeNT), Norman, OK, a manufacturer of single-wall and specialty multi-wall carbon nanotubes, in partnership with Chasm Technologies Inc. (Chasm), a consulting firm specializing in nanomaterials and thin film coating and patterning, have established a carbon nanotube coatings application development center at Chasm’s facility located in the Boston area.
Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients (AAFI), a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., has announced the appointment of Dale MacDonald as Vice President of its Coatings Additives Industry group.
Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., Consett, County Durham, UK, an established European manufacturer of TCMTB (2-(Thiocyanomethylthio) benzothiazole), has been developing a portfolio of biocide products under its Casacide brand for use in North America. The final product in this range, Casacide T100, was granted approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 13.
Bayer MaterialScience LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, was selected to receive a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support development and testing of advanced composite technologies and resin infusion processes for larger, more efficient and more powerful 1.5+ megawatt wind turbine blades.
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