Dow Corning Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire a 49 percent ownership interest in Timminco Limited’s silicon metal manufacturing facility in Bécancour, Quebec, Canada.
Specialty Coating Systems has announced the opening of its newest Parylene coating facility, located in Plzeň, Czech Republic, approximately 100 kilometers southwest of Prague.
Gaco Western announced that Dan Nelson will lead the company’s research and development arm as the new Vice President of R&D at its manufacturing facility in Waukesha, WI.
For the third year in a row, the Georgia Mining Association (GMA) gave its President’s Safety Award to BASF sites, including Middle Georgia (kaolin), Hartwell (mica), Attapulgus (catalyst) and Savannah (catalyst).
Clariant, a specialty chemicals company, has announced sales of CHF 1.894 billion in the second quarter of 2010, compared to CHF 1.609 billion in the previous year.