Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany, and its North American headquarters office, Wacker Chemical Corp., Adrian, MI, have announced construction of a new 67,000-square-foot Wacker Polymers America headquarters facility in the Lehigh Valley, PA, area of Allentown.
DuPont, Wilmington, DE, has announced that a new titanium tetrachloride purification unit has begun operations at the New Johnsonville, TN, titanium dioxide site.
Atlas Material Testing Technology has announced that the focal point of its new Center of Excellence in Chicago, IL, has been audited and reaccredited to ISO 17025.
International Paint LLC, a division of AkzoNobel, has hired Chad Milbrandt to serve as the company’s Protective Coatings Account Executive throughout the Saskatchewan Province of Canada.
B.L. Downey, an e-coating and powder coating provider based in Broadview, IL, recently replaced all overhead lighting in its 325,000-square-foot facility, substantially reducing its annual energy consumption.
Columbia University in New York City will host a rare convergence of two international groups of colloid and surface scientists in June 2009 at its Morningside campus.
Paint Research Association (PRA) reported a return to economic health at its recent Annual General Meeting of Members, held at the Coatings Technology Centre, Hampton, near London.