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.
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.
BASF, Charlotte, N.C., has been awarded Behr Process Corporation's 2005 Supplier Technology Innovation Award, recognizing BASF as The Technology Leader in acrylic dispersions used to formulate architectural coatings.
Shruti Singhal has been named North American market manager for Traffic Paint Polymers by Rohm and Haas Company, Architectural and Functional Coatings Business, Spring House, Pa.