Plasticolors Inc., a custom colorant and chemical dispersions manufacturer for the thermoset plastics and paint and coatings industries, recently announced two new appointments.
VersaFlex Inc. announced a newly created position of Director of Education and Development and has appointed Dudley J. Primeaux II to the new position.
During PPG Industries' 2011 capital markets day in New York City, Chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch and other senior leaders discussed PPG's transformation into a leading global coatings and specialty products company with strong and growing positions in all major geographic regions.
Rockwood Holdings Inc. announced that its Color Pigments and Services business will build an advanced technology production facility in Augusta, GA, for the synthesis of iron oxide pigments.
Evonik Industries plans to expand capacities for the specialty polymer polyamide 12. The group is significantly expanding its existing plant in Marl, Germany, and the executive board has approved preliminary and basic planning for a new polyamide 12 production facility in Asia.
Eyeglasses need never again to be cleaned, and dirty windscreens are a thing of the past. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany, and the Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, are now much closer to achieving this goal.