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.
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has issued a market survey report detailing production and end-use application statistics, historical trends, and issues for polyurethane coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE) in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries.
Eastman Chemical Co. has announced new appointments in its Performance Chemicals and Intermediates (PCI) and Coatings, Adhesives, Specialty Polymers and Inks (CASPI) business segments.