For the third quarter of 2014, Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) reported positive volume growth and an improvement in return on sales (ROS) from 8.0% to 9.1%.
On Friday, September 12, over 200 Michelman employees around the world put their corporate work down and embraced a day of giving back to their communities.
Hoover Container Solutions Pty Ltd. (Hoover), a subsidiary of Hoover Group Inc., has moved to a larger and newly renovated facility in Perth, Australia.
Union Colours Ltd., the international division of Longyu Pigments and Chemicals Corp., has appointed Habich GmbH, Leiben-Weitenegg, Austria, as its exclusive distributor for Austria and selected countries on the boarder of Central Europe and Southeastern Europe.
UC Berkeley scientists have taken proteins from nerve cells and used them to create a “smart” material that is extremely sensitive to its environment. This marriage of materials science and biology could give birth to a flexible, sensitive coating that is easy and cheap to manufacture in large quantities.
By using liquid salts during formation instead of harsh chemicals, fibers that conduct electricity can be strengthened, according to a patent issued to a team of researchers at The University of Alabama.
Argex Titanium Inc., an emerging producer of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO2) used in paint, plastic, paper, cosmetics and other applications, has won the ICIS 2014 Award for Best Innovation by Small or Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) in recognition of its novel method of producing TiO2 pigment.
Q-Lab Corp. announced that its laboratories in Homestead, FL, and Saarbrücken, Germany, now offer contract testing services for automotive corrosion tests requiring relative humidity control.
Three of Capricorn Venture Partners' clean-tech companies were recognized in the Global Cleantech 100 list. The three companies were among a number of biobased products organizations, demonstrating the power of innovation in the renewable chemical sector.