The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) honored the Sun Chemical Performance Pigments manufacturing facility in Muskegon, MI, with the 2008 Silver Performance Improvement Award for the plant’s continual improvement in environment, health and safety.
E.T. Horn Co., a distributor, manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals and ingredients, has announced the promotion of Bob Ahn to President of the Industrial Groups and Vince Anderson to Vice President of the Coatings and Building Materials Group.
The $600 million nanocoatings market will grow to more than $5 billion globally by 2013, according to a new market forecast of industrial applications for nanoscale coatings.
In one of the nation's largest volunteer painting projects, 1,200 Sherwin-Williams employees from across America and Canada covered 10 Dallas nonprofit agencies with 7,200 hours of elbow grease and 1,000 gallons of paint.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is offering a global program this year of basic rheology seminars and specialist seminars on various subjects in material characterization.
Due to the ongoing economic uncertainty combined with recent domestic issues in Thailand, the Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2009, due to take place June 3–5, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand, has been canceled.