A Missouri University of Science and Technology effort to investigate environmentally benign, corrosion-resistant coatings for military aircraft and other weapons systems has received national recognition from the U.S. Defense Department.

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.

INX International Ink Co.’s EcoTech™ TC II sheetfed inks have earned certification from the environmental standard EcoLogo™ Program.

Brookfield Engineering, a provider of viscosity measurement and control, has decided to hold prices for 2013.

Specialty chemicals company OMNOVA Solutions has expanded the distribution territory of Gulf Coast Chemical, Tampa, FL.

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.

The chemical company Oxea is using newly developed processes to expand production at its Bishop, TX, site.

DVUV LLC has hired Patrick Devlin as a Sales Representative for the East Coast and southeastern United States.

Effect pigments manufacturer Silberline Manufacturing Co., Tamaqua, PA, has expanded the territory of specialty chemical distributor Archway Sales Inc., St. Louis, MO.