ALTANA Chemie AG, the Specialty Chemicals division of ALTANA AG, has signed an agreement to acquire the ECKART GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Furth, Germany.
Demand in the United States for color pigments, including inorganic, organic and specialty types, is forecast to increase 5.2 percent per year to $3.4 billion in 2009, driven by above-average gains in high-performance organic pigments and various specialty types.
Reichhold's executive management team, led by President and CEO John S. Gaither, has reached an agreement with Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., (DIC) for a management buyout.
The European market for rheology modifiers in paints is gaining momentum with the gradual recovery of the European economy that began in late 2003 and continued through 2004, ending three years of economic stagnation that preceded it, according to a research overview by Frost & Sullivan.
The Epoxy Products and Intermediates (EP&I) business of The Dow Chemical Company named E.T. Horn, a leading distributor/supplier of specialty chemicals, as the recipient of its Distributor Performance Award in North America.
The first meeting to be held in the United States for users of Malvern Mastersizer and Spraytec particle size analyzers will take place at Somerset, N.J., on September 29, 2005.
Effective August 1, 2005, ANGUS Chemical Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, took responsibility for the product management of UCARLNK XL-29SE crosslinker, a product formerly housed under Dow's Epoxy Products and Intermediates (EP&I) global business unit.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement that includes a $70,312 penalty with three related companies - one in Wisconsin and two in Ohio - on alleged violations of federal architectural coating rules.
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