Effective immediately, Oxea will implement a 100 percent sales control in North and South America on the following intermediates line products: n-propanol, n-butanol, n-propyl acetate and n-butyl acetate.
Paint and coating manufacturer AkzoNobel and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have named Carnegie Mellon University Professor Krzysztof (Kris) Matyjaszewski, Ph.D., the winner of the inaugural AkzoNobel North America Science Award for his cutting-edge polymer chemistry research.
Bob Marquette, President and CEO of Bostik Inc. and Senior Vice President of Bostik worldwide, will join the Adhesive and Sealant Council’s (ASC) board of directors effective immediately.
Researchers from IBM and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have developed an antimicrobial hydrogel that can break through diseased biofilms and completely eradicate drug-resistant bacteria upon contact.
Inorganic pigments producer Nubiola, Barcelona, Spain, is partnering with Tekniker, a technology center based in the Basque Country, Spain, on the NANOPIGMY project.