INDEPENDENCE, OH - According to a recent study by Longbow Research, Independence, OH, the month of June showed an improvement in architectural paint sales at big-box and mass-merchant retailers as
MORRISVILLE, PA – Gelest Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of specialty organosilicon and other group IV organometalics, has recently completed the final phase of a multi-year project to double the
PITTSBURGH, PA - The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will present two webinars for environmental professionals this August. “Environmental Risk Management” will be held Aug. 6 at 2:00 p.m.
MUNICH, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG will discontinue the production of its PIOLOFORM® polymer binders effective September 30, 2008. In announcing the decision, the Munich-based chemical group cited limited expectations
Rockwood Color Pigments &
Services Division has announced the appointment of Brenntag Canada Specialties
Group (formerly St. Lawrence Chemical) as distributor for the Canadian market
for the full line of Rockwood Pigments products, including Elementis’ pigments
products, which Rockwood acquired in 2007.
PITTSBURGH – PPG Industries has acquired Vanex, Inc., of Mount Vernon, IL. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1964, privately-held Vanex is a supplier of the Plascron®
Cray Valley has
received ISO 9001:2000 registration for its Sartomer C5 resins plant for
Wingtack® in Beaumont, TX, from the British Standards Institute,
Reston, VA.