Specialty chemicals distributor Archway Sales Inc., St. Louis, MO, is now an exclusive distributor in the northeastern United States for Vertellus Specialties Inc.’s castor oil products and derivatives.
Oxea, a global manufacturer of oxo intermediates and oxo derivatives based in Oberhausen, Germany, has yet again completed a significant expansion of its production capacities.
The Thermo Scientific TRACE™ 1300 Series Gas Chromatography system from Thermo Fisher Scientific has received the Novelties in Technology 2012 award at HET Instrument 2012, the largest exhibition for analytical instrumentation in Benelux.
Iron nanoparticles encapsulated in a rust-preventing polymer coating could hold potential for cleaning up groundwater contaminated with toxic chemicals.
Paint and coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel has agreed to sell its North American Decorative Paints business to PPG Industries Inc. (PPG), Pittsburgh, for $1.05 billion.
Royal Holdings Inc., a holding company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired, through its Royal Packaging Specialties subsidiary, the stock of Adhesives Packaging Specialties Inc. (APS).
James Stutelberg has joined PPG Industries as Vice President, Automotive OEM Coatings, Americas, reporting to Cynthia A. Niekamp, PPG Senior Vice President, Automotive OEM Coatings.
The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has signed a contract to acquire the business of Chemical Corp. of America Inc. (ChemCor), a U.S. manufacturer of specialty wax additives.