CEO Hans Wijers officially opened Akzo Nobel's new powder coatings facility at Langfang in China on November 15. The new site - located between Beijing and Tianjin - not only consolidates the company's position as the world's largest manufacturer of powder coatings, but will also ensure that the business' growth momentum is maintained in what is the fastest growing global market for the product.
BASF celebrated the start of the commercial production of its amino resins plant located at BASF Auxiliary Chemicals Company Limited in Pudong, Shanghai, China. The plant reinforces BASF's commitment to long-term growth in the amino resins markets in China and the Asia Pacific region.
Pittcon (The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy) announced the Invited Symposia that will be presented at Pittcon, March 12-17, 2006, Orlando, Fla.
ExpoCoating 2006, the Third International Exhibition and Conference on "Coatings and Surface Treatment," is being held with support from the Russian Union of Manufacturers....
Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, and Koch Industries, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, have reached a definitive agreement for Koch Forest Products, Inc., a wholly owned Koch subsidiary, to make a $48 per share cash tender offer for all shares of Georgia-Pacific.
Troy Corp., Florham Park, N.J., has increased global prices for certain Polyphase® products effective December 10, 2005, and as contracts allow. Prices will be increased according to the following schedule:
he Polymers and Coatings program at California Polytechnic State University will offer a short course on Polymers and Coatings Science on Feb. 6-10, 2006.
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