Promoting sustainability through education, Birla Carbon awarded 10 students from Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Atlanta, Georgia, with sponsored scholarships for their outstanding research in various fields of science and mathematics.
AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business is studying plans to build a world-class plant for its Bermocoll® business, which supplies essential ingredients for the paint and buildings and construction industries.
On Sept. 15, the global chemical company Oxea announced the successful restart of operations at its production sites in Bay City and Bishop, Texas, after the controlled shutdown due to the landfall of Hurricane Harvey at end of August.
At the Automotive Brand Contest 2017 international design competition, BASF's Coatings division's functional coatings technology for passive temperature management was honored in the Innovation of the Year and Exterior Premium Brand categories.
Active Minerals International (AMI), the world’s largest supplier of high-quality gel-grade attapulgite and air-floated kaolins for tape joint compounds, paint, asphalt roof coatings and other industries, resumed full plant operations on Sept. 13 to meet the supply, service and quality needs of its customers following Hurricane Irma.