Specialty chemicals company Clariant has completed Phase 2 of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals) with the registration of 255 different chemical substances.
Emerald Kalama Chemical BV, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, together with partners Rotterdam-based grid manager Stedin and energy supplier AVR, has completed a key project in the new energy cooperative supporting the Rotterdam Climate Initiative.
Argex Titanium Inc. has entered into a long-term supply agreement with PPG Industries Inc. relating to titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment suitable for various end-use applications by PPG.
Maine is poised to become the next state to join California, Oregon, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Minnesota and Vermont in implementing a paint recycling program for the state.
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes hit a significant milestone in June, surging eight points to a reading of 52 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released on June 17.