Momentive Performance Materials Holdings Inc., the parent company of Momentive Performance Materials Inc., and Hexion LLC, the parent company of Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc., have jointly announced an agreement under which their newly-formed holding companies will merge, creating a global leader in specialty chemicals and materials.
The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index announced its rating of The Dow Chemical Co. as one of the top performers in the global chemical industry, marking the 10th time Dow has received this recognition since the launch of the index.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released action plans to address the potential health risks of benzidine dyes, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and nonylphenol (NP)/nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs). The chemicals are widely used in both consumer and industrial applications, including dyes, flame retardants and industrial laundry detergents.
National Coatings Corp. (NCC), a manufacturer of durable, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly weatherproofing roof coatings for commercial and industrial buildings, has selected Kent Jobe as Regional Sales and Marketing Manager.
LANXESS, a specialty chemicals firm and supplier to the paint and coatings industry in India, is encouraged by the buoyant growth and robust potential of the sector.
Sir Michael Brinton, the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, formally presented the 2010 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation to materials characterization company Malvern Instruments in a ceremony held at its UK headquarters.
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have devised a new technique, using a sheet of carbon just one atom thick, to visualize the structure of molecules.
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