ARLINGTON,
Va. - The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) has issued a
call for entries for the 2007 Polyurethane “Innovation Award”
nominations and also has changed this year’s award program’s three
categories to: Polyurethane Chemicals, Processing Equipment and
Finished Product.
Augé Nelson Augé has joined Kelley Technical Coatings, Louisville, Ky., as executive vice president. Augé was formerly president of the Marcus Paint Company and was vice president of Manufacturing and
CHEVY
CHASE, Md. - RadTech, the association for UV and EB technology, has
announced dates for uv.eb WEST 2007, a two-day conference and tabletop
exhibition, March 6-7, 2007, at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel at LAX in
Los Angeles. Presentations and demonstrations by leading industry
suppliers and users will target the environmental, economic, energy
savings and performance benefits of UV and EB, and how the technology
enables manufacturers to meet and exceed regulatory requirements.
WASHINGTON - The European Commission has proposed that companies pay a
fee to have their chemicals registered as will be required under the
anticipated REACH legislation, according to Robert Donkers, environment
counselor for the delegation of the European Commission in the United
States. The Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals
(REACH) legislation is making its way through the European Parliament.
TROY, Mich. - The color silver
has topped the automotive color charts once again this year,
maintaining its supremacy as the most popular car color in North
America. But in the future it will take on a fresh appearance as blues,
browns and greens start to surge and become infused with silver to
create a new look, according to the 2006 color popularity survey
results released by PPG Industries.
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands/ FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany - RadTech Europe (RTE), the department for Surface Treatment Technology of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), and the German Professional Association for the Printing and Paper Processing Industry (BG Dr+P) recently announced the finalization of the EB Protocol for the printing and coating industry on June 29, 2006, at the RTE EB Conference in Esslingen, Germany.
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - H. Morgan Smith, president of Van Horn, Metz & Co., Inc., and Tom Castorina, president of Seaboard Sales, Inc., have announced that Van Horn, Metz acquired Seaboard Sales, a specialty raw materials distributor serving the Metro New York/New Jersey region.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Valspar Corporation, a leading global coatings company, has agreed to acquire the powder coatings business of H.B. Fuller Company, St. Paul, Minn. H.B. Fuller’s powder coatings business, which had net sales of approximately $75 million in 2005, serves customers in 26 countries from manufacturing facilities in the United States and the United Kingdom. The cash purchase transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in December. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. (NPC), has finalized its purchase of the majority of Rohm and Haas Company’s (ROH) Automotive Coatings business, and will introduce NB Coatings, Inc., to serve North American customers.
MUTTENZ, Switzerland - Ciba Specialty Chemicals Company has signed an agreement to sell its Masterbatch business to Clariant, Basel, Switzerland. The divestment is expected to be concluded in the fourth quarter of 2006 after the necessary regulatory approvals. The sales price was not disclosed.
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