OMNOVA Solutions Inc. has reported net income of $5.1 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended May 31, 2009, compared to a net loss of $3.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2008.
A new DuPont development laboratory and manufacturing facility in China are accelerating the adoption of coatings with improved environmental performance by Chinese automakers.
Celanese Corp. has announced that its emulsion polymers business, Celanese Emulsions, and its Boucherville, Canada, manufacturing facility recently received the highest recognition for large enterprises in the CSST (Québec Health and Safety Commission) Québec provincial Innovation Award competition.
Allcoat Technology has appointed Maroon Inc., Avon, OH, as a distributor of its AllUthane, PolyCrl, AllSperse and AllCrl range of products in the central United States.
BASF has received the Outstanding Supplier Award for 2008 from Guild CPO, a global buying cooperative that focuses on the procurement of raw materials and services for the coatings industry and related industries.
The COROSAVE international trade fair for corrosion protection, preservation and packaging will be held at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre, Germany, from Oct. 20-22, 2009.