LEVERKUSEN, Germany - Bayer MaterialScience AG is responding to the rapidly growing importance of markets in the Middle East by establishing a new innovation center in Dubai.
MUTTENZ, Switzerland - Clariant has celebrated the inauguration of its new production plant for Licocene® polyolefin-based high-performance polymers in Frankfurt-Höchst, Germany.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Troy Corporation has sadly advised us of the passing of Eric Bensaid, a friend and colleague, and senior vice president of sales at the company. Mr. Bensaid joined Troy in 1987 and throughout his tenure contributed significantly to the company’s rapid growth and success.
CHANGZHOU, JIANGSU, China - Since the successful show of ASIACOAT2006 in October 2006 in Shanghai, the organizers have decided to hold ASIACOAT2007, the 12th China International Exhibition for Coatings and Building Materials, on July 4-6, 2007, in Beijing, the center of the Bohai Economic Circle.
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Conference has announced the topics of the Invited Symposia to be presented at Pittcon 2007, February 25 to March 2, 2007, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
ROLLA, Mo. - The University of Missouri at the Rolla campus will be offering Basic Composition of Coatings on March 12-16, 2007, and Introduction to Paint Formulation on May 14-18, 2007.
TROY, Mich. - For the seventh consecutive year, silver has held its lead as the predominant color choice for vehicles globally. Vibrant colors such as red and orange also registered noticeable growth around the world, according to DuPont Automotive’s 2006 Color Popularity Report.
LOS ANGELES - The Western Coatings Societies’ Symposium and Show was announced at ICE. The event will be held October 21-24, 2007, at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.