BASF will increase its annual global capacity for manufacturing 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) to more than 50,000 tons per annum by 2014, an increase of more than 20 percent.
Scientists at Imperial College London are set to receive over £4.5 million of public funding to investigate how graphene can drive improvements in high-tech industries such as aerospace design and medical technologies.
To better promote the professional development opportunities resulting from involvement in standards development activities, ASTM International has launched a leadership program in 2013.
The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, announced a long-term strategic supply relationship with Ace Hardware Corp., Chicago, under which Valspar will manufacture and supply Ace-branded paint products as well as make a comprehensive line of Valspar-branded paints available to more than 4,000 Ace retail locations in the United States.
Hoover Container Solutions Inc. (Hoover), an offshore tank and container provider headquarter in Houston, has acquired Consult Supply AS, an offshore container provider based in Stavanger, Norway.