For the second time since 2002, BASF Coatings de Mexico has received the prestigious General Motors Supplier of the Year award for outstanding performance as an automotive coatings supplier for GM's Silao and Ramos Arizpe assembly plants.
Buckman Laboratories has won the fourth annual North American MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises) Award, bestowed by Rory Chase, managing director of Teleos - the KNOW Network.
Akzo Nobel launched its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report in June, heralding the company's solid commitment to anchoring the Triple P concept as a cornerstone of its business operations.
With the finalization of the Crompton Corporation and Great Lakes Chemical Corporation all-stock merger on July 1, 2005, the combined company becomes Chemtura Corporation, the fourth largest publicly traded U.S. specialty chemicals company and the world's largest plastics additives company.
PPG Industries, Inc., was named as a Visteon Important Partner, exemplifying "Best in Class" performance as a North American non-metals supplier to meet Visteon Corporation's needs.