Dr. Benny D. Freeman of the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2012.
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) recently conveyed a message to the staffs of Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Christopher Coons (D-DE) stating that the U.S. Senate should find a bipartisan solution to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor, opened its first sales office in Sri Lanka on January 20, 2012.
At a ceremony attended by guests from business and political arenas, Dr. Martina Flöel, spokesperson for the Executive Board of Oxea, laid the cornerstone for a new Oxea production plant, the Carboxylic Acid Plant 3.
BRB International BV and Anderson & Associates LLC have combined their respective U.S.-based silicone and silane businesses and announced a new joint venture, AB Specialty Silicones LLC.
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings business (PPG-PMC) has received The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) 2012 George Campbell Award during SSPC 2012 at the Tampa Bay Convention Center in Florida. The honor recognizes the performance of PPG-PMC’s spot primer and finish coatings used in the restoration of the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, DC.
PPG Industries announced that it and its subsidiary, PPG Industries Colombia, have completed the acquisition of the coatings businesses of Colpisa Colombiana de Pinturas and its affiliates, including Colpisa Ecuador.
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