The NPCA has been tracking the proposed establishment of a new Clean Air particulate matter standard for so called "PM fine," which are particles at 2.5 micrometers in diameter or smaller.
he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comment on the health effects of lead listed in a document called Air Quality Criteria for Lead (Second External Review Draft).
Rohm and Haas Company celebrated the official opening of the China Research and Development Center (CRDC) on Sept. 20, 2006, in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area, Shanghai.
Flowserve Corp., a global provider of fluid-motion and control products and services, announced that Bruno Schiavello, director of fluid dynamics in the technology department of Flowserve Pumps, has won the 2006 Fluid Machinery Design Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) usage posted a 35th consecutive annual gain in North American sales in 2005, reaching 95,000 metric tons of formulated chemical products, according to results of the biennial market survey by RadTech, Chevy Chase, Md.
Nemoto and United Mineral & Chemical Corporation (UMC) recently initiated patent litigation, as part of their active policing program, against three corporate infringers who were selling products sourced from China.
Four industry members received Industry Achievement Awards during the National Paint & Coatings Association's (NPCA) 2006 Annual Meeting in Nashville, Oct. 29-31.
Dow Polyurethanes, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, has successfully completed preliminary development of natural oil polyols (NOPs) for urethane formulations and will begin product sampling with a select group of customers immediately.
Vitracoat, an international powder coatings manufacturer, has started constructing a new state-of-the-art powder coatings plant in Elkhart Ind., its U.S. corporate headquarters.