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.
PPG Industries has announced the formation of the PPG Solar Performance Group. The new group will focus on the continuous development and commercialization of glass and coatings technologies for the solar-power industry.
H.B. Fuller Co. has announced that its world headquarters building in Vadnais Heights, MN, has received the 2010 AIA (American Institute of Architects) Minnesota 25-Year Award. Established by AIA Minnesota in 1981, the 25-Year Award recognizes exemplary architectural projects that have withstood the test of time.
Chemsultants International announced that Brian Koski has joined the organization as Logistics Manager for the Product and Process Development business unit.
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