The American Chemical Society (ACS) honored the discovery of fullerenes, the scientific achievement that gave birth to nanotechnology, as a National Historic Chemical Landmark in a ceremony held at Rice University in Houston, TX, on October 11.
PolyGroup Inc. announced that its FIPOLDER FHP05080 and FHP05040 high-density, polyethylene-based microparticle powders comply with FDA regulation U.S. 21 CFR F.D.A. Part 177.1520 Clauses (c)(2.1) and (3.2) and NSF/ANSI Std. 51 (National Sanitation Foundation - Food Equipment Materials).
BWAY Holding Co., a North American supplier of rigid containers, has acquired Plastican Inc., a U.S. producer of injection-molded plastic containers, in a stock purchase transaction.
A wide range of performance and environmental innovations for PU coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers was showcased at the CPI Polyurethanes 2010 Technical Conference, held October 11-13, 2010, in Houston, TX.
During her first official visit to China, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Minister of Environmental Protection Zhou Shengxian signed an agreement that formalizes the partnership between the United States and China on environmental protection.
Graco Inc. announced that it has reached a successful settlement in its patent and trademark infringement suit brought against Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (TTI) and TTI’s U.S.-based affiliates.
Univar Inc., a global chemical distributor, and Basic Chemical Solutions, L.L.C. (BCS), a global distributor and trader of commodity chemicals, have signed a definitive agreement for Univar to acquire BCS.