Todd Werpy, Archer Daniels Midland Co.’s Senior Vice President, Research and Development, has received the 2014 American Chemical Society Affordable Green Chemistry award for his work in producing bio-based propylene glycol economically on a commercial scale.
Specialty chemicals group LANXESS is strengthening its production network in China to meet demand for iron oxide pigments and is adding a mixing and milling plant to the pigment plant already under construction in Ningbo, China.
Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corp., has increased capacity at its precipitated alumina trihydrate (ATH) plant in Bauxite, AR, by 30%.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released recommended practices for staffing agencies and host employers to better protect temporary workers from hazards on the job.
Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC (Royal), a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal), announced that its subsidiary Royal Adhesives & Sealants Canada LTD will acquire substantially all of the assets of Chemque, Royal’s seventh add-on acquisition since 2010.
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and Koch Equity Development LLC announced the completion of their acquisition of Flint Group from funds managed by CVC Capital Partners.