Atlas Material Testing Technology, a leader in accelerated weathering instruments and weathering testing services, has entered into an alliance with SGS, a leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, allowing for the expansion of the Atlas 25+ PV module durability test program.
University at Buffalo (UB) researchers are making significant progress on rust proofing steel using a graphene-based composite that could serve as a nontoxic alternative to coatings that contain hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen.
Rockwood Holdings Inc. announced that its titanium dioxide (TiO2) venture Sachtleben has reached an agreement to acquire the TiO2 production assets and inventory of crenox GmbH, based in Krefeld, Germany, from the insolvency administrator.
AkzoNobel has completed the restructuring of its activities in Pakistan by formally establishing AkzoNobel Pakistan Limited as a separate legal entity from ICI Pakistan. The split means that the company has started the formal sale process to divest its 75.81 percent shareholding in ICI Pakistan.
Exova, a dedicated testing group, has been recognized for the quality of its work by being named on the UK Ministry of Defence’s Framework Agreement for Technical Support (FATS).
ELANTAS Electrical Insulation, a division of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA AG, has signed a purchase agreement with Changzhou Lantian Ruiqi Chemical Co. Ltd. to acquire the Chinese company's tris-2-hydroxyethyl isocyanurate business.
Delaware Governor Jack A. Markell, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara and Croda Inc. President Kevin Gallagher broke ground June 7, 2012, on construction of a $6 million landfill-gas-to-energy project at the Croda Atlas Point chemical manufacturing plant in New Castle, DE.
Carboline Co., St. Louis, MO, has acquired an existing 184,500-square-foot building in Dayton, NV, for the purpose of manufacturing and distributing high-performance industrial coatings to support its customers in the western United States and throughout the world.