The Dow Chemical Co. has reached agreements with Rohm and Haas and certain of its shareholders that permit Dow to close the acquisition on substantially altered financial terms by April 1, 2009.
NanoHorizons Inc., maker of SmartSilver™ antimicrobial additives for textile, health care and industrial applications, has completed its planned $3.5 million second-phase funding from the company’s spring 2008 Series B preferred equity offering.
Dr. Virinder K. Moudgil, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost for Oakland University, has announced the launch of the new NanoTech Research & Development Institute on the Oakland University campus in Rochester, MI.
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany, has given its worldwide suppliers an alternative choice of xenon testing equipment by authorizing the use of the Q-Sun Xe-3 to meet three updated test methods.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has called for the improvement and modernization of the U.S. chemical regulatory system and pledged to take a leadership role in the initiative.
The 11th International Coatings Congress, part of ABRAFATI 2009, will take place from Sept. 23-25, 2009, at the Transamérica Expo Center in São Paulo, Brazil. This year, the main theme will be “The Coatings of the Future.”
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