International Paint LLC, Houston, a division of Akzo Nobel, has hired Kevin Perego to serve as its new Protective Coatings sales zone manager in markets throughout Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Southern Iowa and Central/Southern Illinois.
As part of its strategy to offer complete printing ink solutions, Sun Chemical has signed a license agreement with DataLase, formerly known as Sherwood Technology, to sell DataLase inks.
Cytec Industries Inc., West Paterson, N.J., has plans for a new production unit to manufacture RESYDROL® water-based alkyds at the company's Wallingford, Conn., facility.
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.
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