Canada's
Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, announced recently that the Government of
Canada is proposing a new regulatory instrument to address releases of
bisphenol A (BPA) through industrial effluent.
Building on an enzyme found in nature,
researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a nanoscale
coating for surgical equipment, hospital walls and other surfaces that safely
eradicates methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the bacteria
responsible for antibiotic-resistant infections.
When Sidney Crosby
and Evgeni Malkin help the Pittsburgh Penguins protect home ice at the city’s
new hockey arena this winter, they will be getting an assist from another
hometown favorite, PPG Industries.
A newly released
white paper from Newson Gale Inc., Jackson,
NJ, provides detailed guidance
for the safe transfer of combustible materials to or from tanker trucks.
MUTTENZ, Switzerland – Clariant, a leader in specialty chemicals, announced sales of CHF 1.709 billion for the third quarter of 2010 compared to CHF 1.691 billion year on year. Sales
MUNICH, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG has revised upward its sales and earnings forecast for full-year 2010 after a strong third quarter. July-to-September sales at the Munich-based chemical group climbed
Bayer MaterialScience LLC has appointed Volker
Mirgel, Sharon Feng and John Brandt to its Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties
(CAS) leadership team in the NAFTA region.
ULSAN, Korea – Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd., Ulsan, Korea, has announced two new joint ventures, one with Tangshan Baifu Chemical Co. Ltd., Tangshan, China, and one with HPL Additives Ltd.
ANTWERP, Belgium - Azelis, a leading pan-European distributor of specialty chemicals based in Antwerp, Belgium, announced the acquisition of YDS Chemicals NV, a Belgian-based distributor of specialty ingredients. YDS Chemicals
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