Total toxic air releases in 2011 declined eight percent from 2010, mostly because of decreases in hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions, even while total releases of toxic chemicals increased for the second year in a row, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report.
A nanoscale coating that's at least 95 percent air repels the broadest range of liquids of any material in its class, causing them to bounce off the treated surface, according to the University of Michigan engineering researchers who developed it.
Safety science company UL, Northbrook, IL, has acquired Innovadex, Overland Park, KS, a search and information-exchange platform for supplier chemicals, ingredients and raw materials.
Effect pigments manufacturer Silberline Manufacturing Co., Tamaqua, PA, has expanded the territory of specialty chemical distributor Archway Sales Inc., St. Louis, MO.
Paint and coating manufacturer Trimite Global Coatings has purchased all intellectual property, including trademarks and brand names, relating to the former Trimite Ltd. business that went into administration in March 2009.