Dow Polyurethanes, a business group of The Dow
Chemical Co., will add 130 million pounds, or approximately 59 kilotons per
annum (KTA), of specialty-mix polyols capability at its manufacturing facility
in Freeport, TX.
Rohm and Haas Company inaugurated its second acrylic
emulsions facility in India, located in the Sriperambudur industrial area of
Tamil Nadu in South India.
Akzo
Nobel has been ranked as the chemicals industry leader on the Dow Jones
Sustainability World Indexes (DJSI), recognizing the company’s ongoing
commitment to improving its social responsibility performance.
Eastman
Chemical Middelburg B.V. has installed a new boiler next to its incinerator
with the goal of realizing considerable energy and environmental savings.
On Oct 28, at the National Paint and Coatings
Association (NPCA) Board of Directors meeting, a representative from the
Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology presented a proposal for merging
the two organizations.
Alcro-Beckers
AB, part of the Finnish Tikkurila that is responsible for Kemira’s paints and
coatings business, has signed an agreement to sell its 50-percent stake in the
Swedish filler producer Scanspac to Gyproc AB, part of the Gypsum Activity of
Saint-Gobain.
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