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.
Dow Chemical (China) Investment Co. was recently recognized as a Top-10 Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction Corporation at the Fourth China Summit on the Development of Circular Economy, part of the 2009 China Beijing International High-tech Industries Week.
Huntsman Corp., The Woodlands, TX, and Laffans Petrochemicals Ltd., Mumbai, India, have signed a collaboration agreement to share know-how, expertise and resources for specialty chemicals.