Specialty coatings manufacturer HMG Paints Ltd. announced that the company’s Managing Director, John Falder, has been elected Vice President of the British Coatings Federation (BCF).
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.