Kronos, Inc., has expanded Fitz Chem's distributor territory to include the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Southern Iowa and the entire state of Illinois.
At this year's Chinacoat trade show, held in Guangzhou, China, Cognis' Polymers, Coatings & Inks (PCI) business unit presented a selection of market-ready concepts that combine excellent performance with environmental sustainability.
Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, and Chemical Specialties, Inc. (CSI), Princeton, N.J., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings, Inc., announced that the companies have signed an agreement to form a joint venture to serve the wood-treatment industry.
Ashland Inc. signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Northwest Coatings of Oak Creek, Wis., a formulator and manufacturer of adhesives and coatings employing ultraviolet and electron beam (UV/EB) polymerization technologies.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals has launched a new website, www.xymara.com, which sets a new industry standard for the presentation of high-quality colors and effects on the Web, allowing 3-D visualization at different angles.
Akzo Nobel's Aerospace Coatings business (ANAC), Arnhem, the Netherlands, says it is the first to develop products to contain breakthrough chromate-free technology following the signing of a commercial licensing agreement with the North Dakota State University Research Foundation.
Cognis has extended its FoamStar® range of defoamers, using innovative technology to combine excellent defoaming and wetting performance with environmental compatibility.
Akzo Nobel has agreed to sell its MPP Systems® business to Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, part of the Water Division of French company Veolia Environnement.
DS Containers' two-piece steel can took first place in the aerosol category at the International Cans of the Year competition held in Barcelona, Spain, in October.