Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. (NPC), Osaka, Japan, has finalized its purchase of the majority of Rohm and Haas Company's (ROH) Automotive Coatings business, and will introduce NB Coatings, Inc., to serve North American customers.
Deacom, Inc., Wayne, Pa., producer of an integrated accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software package for process and mixed-mode manufacturers, with a specialization in the paint and coatings manufacturing industries, announced that Susan Shaw has been promoted to director of marketing.
DuPont has entered a research agreement with Affinergy, Inc., a Duke University spinout, to assist in the company's research and development of a new line of bio-based products for its BioSurfaces business.
As part of a consistent strategic and operative alignment, the Division Effect Pigments (ECKART Group) of ALTANA Chemie AG, Wesel, Germany, is concentrating on realizing synergy potentials and on improving the structures within the division.
Dow Polyurethanes, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich., has successfully completed preliminary development of natural oil polyols (NOPs) for urethane formulations and will begin product sampling with a select group of customers immediately.
Saiden Technologies, a manufacture of specialty polymers adhesives and coatings, is announcing the expansion of the current facility located in Sanford, N.C.
OMNOVA Solutions, Fairlawn, Ohio, has completed the sale of its GenFlex Building Products business to Firestone Building Products Company, a division of BFS Diversified Products, LLC.
"Nanotechnology is a key to new product properties, and therefore to
new and profitable markets." With these words, Dr. Manfred Spindler,
member of the management board of Degussa AG, opened the recent
NanoTech Day at the specialty chemicals company in Hanau-Wolfgang,
Germany.
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