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.
Pump Systems Matter™ and the Hydraulic Institute are releasing a new reference, “Optimizing Pumping Systems: A Guide to Improved Efficiency, Reliability, and Profitability.”
The Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is offering two courses this fall. “Basic Composition of Coatings" will be held Sept. 15-19, 2008, and “Introduction to Paint Formulation" will be held Nov. 3-7, 2008.
The ASM Thermal Spray Society and the National Research Council Canada are co-sponsoring a symposium titled “Improving Reliability and Consistency in Thermal Spray,” to be held Dec. 2-3, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency in Montreal, Canada.
The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) has announced that the SCG-Dow Group, a joint venture between Dow and The Siam Cement Group (SCG), has broken ground on a propylene oxide (PO) facility in Thailand.
The Southern Society of Coatings Technology (SSCT) has issued a call for papers for its 2009 Annual Meeting and Technical Conference, to be held March 15–18, 2009, in St. Simons Island, GA.
DSM Desotech, a leader in the development and supply of UV-curable fiber-optic materials, has announced the opening of its newly expanded ink manufacturing facility in China, DSM Desotech Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Ltd. (DDSC).
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