AKRON, OH – Abstracts for podium and poster presentations are now being accepted for the 54th Annual Sink or Swim Technical Symposium, to be held May 24-25, 2011, at the

WAUKESHA, WI - The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) is offering the C-1 Fundamentals of Protective Coatings for Industrial Structures course in Waukesha, WI. The course will be held January

PARIS - Specialty chemical producer Rhodia has completed the acquisition of Feixiang Chemicals (Zhangjiagang) after receiving approval from Chinese authorities. Located in Zhangjiagang near Shanghai, Feixiang Chemicals is one of China’s

HEERLEN, The Netherlands - Royal DSM N.V., the global life sciences and materials sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, announced that it intends to acquire a 51-percent stake in AGI

MUTTENZ, Switzerland – Clariant has decided to consolidate the Group Communications and Investor Relations functions into one single department, Group Communications & Investor Relations. Ulrich Steiner, currently Head of Investor

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – BASF and PETRONAS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to undertake a joint feasibility study to produce specialty chemicals in Malaysia, a move that would

PARIS - Arkema has announced plans to acquire the Coatings Resins (Cray Valley and Cook Composite Polymers) and Photocure Resins (Sartomer) businesses of Total’s Specialty Chemicals activities for a EUR

W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA - ASTM International has recently established a presence on some popular social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. These social media platforms provide another outlet for

LUXEMBOURG - Flint Group announced the promotion of Mario Busshoff as President, Flint Group Flexographic Products division. The promotion will be effective on January 1, 2011. As part of his

BRUSSELS, Belgium – Univar, a global chemical distributor, has signed an agreement with GE Water & Process Technologies to become the company’s official distributor of its water-treatment products, starting initially