Momentive Performance Materials Inc. has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Chennai, India, bringing the number of Momentive’s established production plants to 27 globally.
EXEL North America Inc., a subsidiary of EXEL Industries SA located in Plymouth, MI, has purchased the assets and hired the staff of Johnstone, a Division of Ingersoll Rand.
Christopher Schuh, MIT Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and his collaborators have developed a new nickel-tungsten alloy that is not only safer than chrome but also more durable.
Industrial Junkie, a new program launched on the Discovery Channel, features a marine paint produced by AkzoNobel. The series will introduce viewers to AkzoNobel's Intersleek® 900 "go-faster" marine paint during its 10-episode debut season.
Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis, Monheim, Germany, is endowing a Chair of Communications and Management of Chemical Processes in Industry at the University of Wuppertal located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.