Evonik Industries, a leading supplier of methacrylate chemicals, has acquired Arkema’s Methacrylate Specialty Esters business. The acquisition was official at the end of 2009.
John Fletcher, Technical Support Manager at Elcometer Ltd. in Manchester, England, has been named Chairman of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications.
Informex Show Management has announced the keynote speaker for the inaugural Informex Specialty Chemicals Conference, to be held in Houston, TX, on May 11, 2010. The speaker will be Lee E. Mikles, President and CEO of FutureFuel Corp., a U.S. manufacturer of biofuels and specialty chemicals.
A new varnish developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Engineering and Automation IPA ensures that surfaces emit sound if they become warmer or cool off.
BASF is the recipient of General Motors’ Supplier of the Year Award for 2009. The Supplier of the Year Award recognizes BASF for consistently performing above expectations as a global paint supplier to General Motors. It is the sixth time in the last eight years that BASF has received this award.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced that shareholders at the company’s 15th Annual General Meeting adopted each of the resolutions proposed by the Board of Directors.
Evonik Industries has announced that Dietmar Wewers will succeed Jochen Rosenau as the new head of the Coating & Adhesive Resins business line. Ralf Düssel will take over from Martin Welp as head of the Adhesive Resins product line.
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