PPG Industries has finalized the acquisition of Consorcio Comex S.A. de C.V. (Comex), an architectural coatings company with headquarters in Mexico City, in a transaction valued at $2.3 billion.
Researchers from the Institute for Color Science and Technology (ICST) in Iran are working to improve the quality of anti-corrosive coatings by using modified nanoparticles.
The Cefic European Chemical Industry Council awarded Emerald Kalama Chemical BV, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, the 2014 European Responsible Care Energy Efficiency award, citing the group’s use of waste-to-steam energy as an outstanding example of a reduced carbon footprint in the European chemical industry.
As a new exclusive distributor for KRÜSS GmbH, DKSH Holding AG is taking over the sales responsibility in Vietnam for the manufacturer of surface chemical measuring instruments.