BATAVIA, Ill. - 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 2006.
ITASCA, Ill. - Fitz Chem Corporation was honored with a Distributor of the Year glass pedestal award by TOR Minerals as its best distributor for the years 2004 and 2005 at the FSCT’s ICE Expo in New Orleans.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. -- Hockmeyer Equipment Corp. has formed an agreement with MorehouseCowles to represent Hockmeyer’s milling, particle-analysis and tank-washing equipment.
ORION, Mich. - Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. (AMT), a leading supplier of factory automation design, engineering and process consulting services, has added support services for Behr robots and fixed automation systems.
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Soluol, Inc., a manufacturer of water-based and solvent-based polyurethane resins and coatings, has moved its operation from West Warwick, R.I., to a custom-built facility at East Providence, R.I.
DUSSELDORF, Germany - Degussa AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the RAG Group, pla ns to construct a major Verbund production (integrated production network) in Shanghai to manufacture methyl methacrylate (MMA) and methacrylate specialties.
MIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Epoxy, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, announced a $1.6 million debottlenecking project that will add 20 kilo tons (45 million pounds) per annum (KTPA) in allyl chloride manufacturing capacity at its plant in Freeport, Texas.
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Alberdingk Boley, Inc., has announced a product name change for all of the MeadWestvaco Specialty Chemicals emulsion polymers that it has acquired.
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - Eastman Chemical Company has appointed Barentz Europe B.V. as its authorized distributor in the Netherlands for coalescents and specialty solvents sold into the coatings and ink markets.