In Boston, the international consultancy Frost & Sullivan granted its "2005 Product Leadership of the Year Award" to BASF for developing a pellet form of triphenylphosphine (TPP).
Bayer MaterialScience LLC is acquiring Polythane Systems, Inc. (PSI), of Spring, Texas, a leading supplier of spray polyurethane foam roofing systems in the United States.
Deltech Properties has purchased the Newark, N.J.-based assets of Adco Chemical Co. Adco was the former manufacturing arm of UR-Cryl Polymer Corp. and Thibaut and Walker. Deltech Resins, an affiliate, recently acquired Ur-Cryl Polymer Corp., and Thibaut and Walker.
Dow Corning Corp. has named CHEMCENTRAL 2004 Supplier of the Year. The award recognizes CHEMCENTRAL's commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.
The new limited-edition Ford GT "supercar" features both BASF automotive OEM and automotive refinish coatings together to achieve a rich and durable finish from primer to clearcoat.
An independent technical report prepared for the U.S. Air Force by NCI Information Systems, Inc., ranked two bio-based solvents by Vertec BioSolvents, Inc. - VertecBio™ Citrus and VertecBio Gold™ - as the best materials for paint-line cleaning performance.
Richard Heisler, president of HEISLER Industries, Inc., has purchased the assets of Pioneer Packaging Machinery, Inc., Pickens, S.C. Pioneer Packaging Machinery has been in business since 1980 solely to service the packaging industry with labeling machinery and support.
Akzo Nobel is to boost its coatings activities in Germany with the acquisition of the ICI Group's wood finishes business, Zweihorn GmbH, which is based in Hilden.