James Burke, the renowned science historian, author, lecturer and television host, will present his ideas on technology and innovation at Thermo Informatics World (TIW) 2006, a user group meeting and informatics conference hosted by Thermo Electron Corp.
The speaker for the Detroit Colour Council's Nov. 16, 2006, program is Andrew Lund, executive program manager, Development Planning & Operations, Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America.
Cytec Industries Inc., West Paterson, N.J., announced the manufacturing startup for select MACRYNAL® high-solids acrylic polyols and VIACRYL® water-based acrylics at the company's Langley, S.C., production facility.
For the third time since 2002, BASF's Coatings Division in Mexico has received the prestigious General Motors Supplier of the Year award for outstanding performance as an automotive-coatings supplier to GM in Mexico.
The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API), Arlington, Va., 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: Polyurethane Chemicals, Processing Equipment and Finished Product.
Frost & Sullivan recently selected Scientific Dust Collectors, Alsip/Chicago, as the recipient of the 2006 U.S. Industrial Air Filtration Technology Leadership of the Year Award in recognition of its ability to provide superior technology solutions for the U.S industrial air-pollution control market.
Akzo Nobel, Arnhem, the Netherlands, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ningbo Chemical Industry Zone (NCIZ) that paves the way for the creation of a new chemicals multi-site in China.
The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API), Arlington, Va., has announced the winners of the Polyurethanes 2006 Technical Conference Best Paper Presentation and Best Poster awards.
Peter H. Diamandis, a pioneer and leader in the commercial space arena, will be the keynote speaker at the National Paint & Coatings Association's (NPCA) 2006 Annual Meeting on Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, in Nashville, Tenn.