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.
Specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has signed an agreement to sell its Pulcra Chemicals subsidiary to Germany-based Fashion Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG (Fashion Chemicals) for EUR 26.3 million.
Over 2800 attendees from over 41 different countries attended the Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2008, held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Malaysia from June 24–26, 2008.
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