BASF will increase its annual global capacity for manufacturing 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) to more than 50,000 tons per annum by 2014, an increase of more than 20 percent.
Scientists at Imperial College London are set to receive over £4.5 million of public funding to investigate how graphene can drive improvements in high-tech industries such as aerospace design and medical technologies.
To better promote the professional development opportunities resulting from involvement in standards development activities, ASTM International has launched a leadership program in 2013.
The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, announced a long-term strategic supply relationship with Ace Hardware Corp., Chicago, under which Valspar will manufacture and supply Ace-branded paint products as well as make a comprehensive line of Valspar-branded paints available to more than 4,000 Ace retail locations in the United States.