MIDLAND, MI - Dow Epoxy, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow), has announced plans to raise prices in North America and other world regions as necessary, in
Research and Markets,
a company providing market research and market data, has announced the release
of “Hazardous Chemicals: Control and Regulation in the European Market,” a
guide to dealing with chemicals in an industrial setting.
A massive explosion and fire at the CAI/Arnel
ink and paint products manufacturing facility in November 2006 occurred because
CAI lacked safeguards such as alarms and automatic shutoffs that would have
prevented a 10,000-pound mixture of flammable solvents from overheating in the
unattended building, investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB)
said in a final draft report.
The shareholders of OMNOVA Solutions have re-elected Edward P. Campbell and William R. Seelbach and elected Michael J. Merriman to serve as Directors of the company. All will serve three-year terms that expire in 2011.
In the first three months of 2008, global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis increased its net external sales to EUR 953 million, up 7.1 percent compared with the same period in 2007.
Ecology Coatings Inc., a leader in the discovery and development of ultra-violet curable, clean-technology advanced materials, has announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Thomas Geitner, who has been a member of the Henkel Management Board since March 1, 2008, will assume responsibility for the Adhesives Technologies business sector, effective mid-June. As already announced in February 2008, Alois Linder, Executive Vice President Adhesives Technologies, will resign from his office at his own request.
The Paint Research Association (PRA) has announced the formation of a new partnership with Safinah Ltd. to provide an expanded global consultancy for the marine and protective coatings industry.
National Coatings Corporation (NCC) has announced the election of Matt Kolb to the open Board of Director position at the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC).