CINCINNATI - The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers' Association awarded its 2005 Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Achievement Award to Sun Chemical Corp.'s pigment manufacturing facilities in Muskegon, Mich., and Bushy Park, S.C.
PHILADELPHIA - Rohm and Haas Company announced restructuring initiatives to further improve the efficiency of its manufacturing network in Europe across several chemical businesses and its Electronic Materials business.
Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Monheim, Germany, and Golden Hope Plantations Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, have formally agreed to expand the scope of their existing joint venture with the transfer of Cognis' global oleochemicals and plastics technology businesses.
Following a multimillion-dollar capacity-expansion project, ANGUS Chemical Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co., is positioned to fully satisfy growing market demand for AMP-95™ dispersant (2-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Propanol), a multipurpose additive used in a variety of paint and coatings formulations.
Rhodia signed an agreement to sell its Latex business activities (latex dispersions and powders and organic foam-control agents) to Hexion Specialty Chemicals Group, Columbus, Ohio.
Cognis is working with the IMCD Group, one of Europe's leading specialty chemicals distribution companies, to establish a joint distribution network for Cognis' ingredients for the paint and coatings industry.
Sweco, a manufacturer of particle-size separation equipment, recently won the International Trade Award of Excellence from the Northern Kentucky International Trade Association for the company's forward-thinking efforts and successful expansion into international markets.
BASF has received approval from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to market its new aliphatic, modified isophoronediamine (mIPDA) chain extender for use in formulating light-stable polyurea coatings.
Dampney Company Inc., Everett, Mass., manufacturer of specialty paints and high-temperature coatings since 1917, has purchased the assets of Alvin Products, Inc., Lawrence, Mass., manufacturer of lab-metal repair and patching compounds since 1950.
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