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The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $120,000 to the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) for its Materials Research Institute (MRI) Student Assistantship Program and additional programming.

RE Carroll Inc., Ewing, NJ, announced the acquisition of specialty chemicals distributor JH Calo Co., Westbury, NY.

OMNOVA Solutions recently announced its 2014 Technology Award recipients.

TCI Powder Coatings, a subsidiary of RPM International Inc., has named Thomas G. Whalen Director of Marketing and Segment Strategy.

In reaction to current demand in the global market and in preparation of the upcoming debottlenecking of Oxea’s 1,3-butylene glycol unit at Bishop, TX, Oxea is implementing a 100-percent sales control on 1,3-butylene glycol.

The preliminary program for the ASC Fall Convention is now available to view online.

Emulsion Polymers Consulting and Education LLC is offering a two-day interactive workshop on the characterization of synthetic latices.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has scheduled monthly meetings of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health’s (NACOSH) Temporary Workers Work Group in Washington, D.C.

Part of the SUNY-ESF/RadTech Webinar Series, a new webinar, “Introduction to UV/EB Materials,” is being offered Wednesday, September 9, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT.

A new center at Rice University and Pennsylvania State University will study, in collaboration with industry, the development of atom-thin two-dimensional coatings for a variety of uses.