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AkzoNobel has agreed to divest its non-stick coatings business to privately owned, U.S.-based Whitford Worldwide, Elverson, PA.

The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) informed Rohm and Haas Co. that Dow would not close on the proposed acquisition of Rohm and Haas as scheduled on Jan. 27, 2009. In response to Dow’s announcement, Rohm and Haas has filed suit in a Delaware court, asking a judge to order Dow to complete the takeover.

WACKER POLYMERS is changing the name of its Airflex®, Flexbond®, Flexcryl® and Vinac® products.

BASF and Vorbeck Materials Corp. have established a joint research program to develop graphene-based formulations and composite materials.

The 2009 Northwest Coatings Fest will be held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on May 4-6, 2009, at the Laurel Point Inn.

Atlas Material Testing Technology has announced the 2009 dates for its Weather-Ometer workshops and Fundamentals of Weathering seminars.

The Missouri S&T Coatings Institute is offering a new short course designed for the new coatings professional in areas such as sales, marketing or production.

Due to the success of Anton Paar USA’s Rheology Seminar with Thomas Mezger, a seminar series for 2009 has been organized.

Chemsultants International is offering a new workshop, the Introduction to PSA Technology and Testing, to provide an introductory technical education on PSA product technology and testing.

Christian Decker, Director of Research at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Strasbourg, France, will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2009.