Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc., a subsidiary of The Lubrizol Corp., has appointed Mark Ruch Strategic Account Manager for the paint, coatings and adhesives business in its Performance Coatings product line.
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), which represents the $650 billion equipment finance sector, has released its 2009 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA).
In support of its commitment to meeting the requirements of REACH, DCC established DCC (Europe) Ltd. in April 2008, based in Manchester, UK, as its only representative for the purposes of REACH. DCC has now acquired the customer lists, brand names and product formulations of EC Pigments (UK) Ltd.
AkzoNobel has announced that Jan Karel van der Staay, General Counsel, will leave the company at the end of the year and will be succeeded by Sven Dumoulin, currently Group Secretary of Unilever.
In today's economy, many companies are finding that converting to coil-coated metal is a great option to keep costs in check, while also improving quality.
In response to popular demand, the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) will sponsor the Polyurethane Professional Development Program (PDP) during the Polyurethanes 2009 Technical Conference, Oct. 5–7, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, just outside Washington, D.C.
Iranian scientists have recently registered the invention of silver nanoparticle-coated gutta-percha, which can be used as an alternative to the existing tooth-filling agents.