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The International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA) and a coalition of consumer, health and environmental groups has filed a legal petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding the agency use its pesticide regulation authority to stop the sale of numerous consumer products now using nanosized versions of silver. The legal action is the first challenge to EPA’s failure to regulate nanomaterials.

A new study from the Freedonia Group reports that U.S. demand for automotive coatings, adhesives and sealants is expected to increase 2.6 percent annually to $5.3 billion in 2012, with volume reaching 1.6 billion pounds.

The Dow Chemical Co. and Rohm and Haas have announced a definitive agreement under which Dow will acquire Rohm and Haas for an estimated $15.4 billion.

Eight leading-edge organizations were recognized by RadTech at the group's recent biennial conference in Chicago.

Air Products has sold its non-pressure emulsions businesses and related production facilities in Elkton, MD, and Piedmont, SC, to Ashland Inc.

With its first acquisition in China, specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG is expanding the Asian business of its Inorganic Pigments business unit.

Michelman has announced the acquisition of Hydrosize(r) Technologies Inc., Raleigh, NC.

AkzoNobel has agreed to sell its Para(r) and Crown Diamond(r) decorative paint brands in Canada to General Paint Corp.

Dr. Barry Asmus, Senior Economist for the National Center for Policy Analysis, will be the keynote speaker for the opening session of the CPI Polyurethanes 2008 Technical Conference.

Bayer MaterialScience LLC, part of the global Bayer MaterialScience business, has purchased the pour-in-place, spray and molded polyurethane foam systems business of the Stepan Co. in the United States, Canada, South America and Mexico.