Rohm and Haas Co. has reported that the European Commission has determined the pending acquisition of Rohm and Haas by The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) does not contravene EC competition law. With this decision, the transaction has obtained all necessary approvals in Europe.
Reactive NanoTechnologies Inc. (RNT) has reached an agreement with GS PMC Korea Co. Ltd., a supplier of technology-based materials headquartered in Seoul, Korea.
Demand for construction chemical products used in on-site applications in China is forecast to approach 40 billion yuan in 2012, expanding 10.1 percent per annum from 2007.
The Pittsburgh Conference has announced that "Near-Infrared Spectroscopy -NIRS" will be the topic for the 20th annual James L. Waters Annual Symposium.
To help fulfill a need for workplace safety professionals and to aid college students studying occupational safety, health and the environment, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Permian Basin Chapter in Midland, TX, recently donated $25,000 to the ASSE Foundation toward the establishment of an annual $1,000 scholarship, the Permian Basin Chapter Endowment.
The Dow Chemical Co. has announced a wide range of legal, operational and financial actions that will keep the company on track to fulfill the corporate strategy Dow has pursued since 2005.
LyondellBasell Industries has announced that its U.S. operations and one of its European holding companies have voluntarily filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.