RPM International Inc. (RPM) has announced that its subsidiary, Rust-Oleum Corp., has acquired FibreGrid Limited, a supplier of fiberglass anti-slip safety products based in the United Kingdom.
The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) has announced that the multi-year polyols expansion project at the company’s Terneuzen, the Netherlands, plant has been successfully completed.
Polyscope Polymers, Geleen, The Netherlands, has obtained automotive OEM approvals in Europe, Asia and the Americas for its XIRAN® styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) resins.
ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials has announced a new proposed Standard Test Method for Determination of Lead in Paint Layers and Similar Coatings or in Substrates and Homogenous Materials by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Using Multiple Monochromatic Excitation Beams.
The Middle East Coatings Show 2010 is scheduled for March 29-31, 2010, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates.
The Polymers and Coatings Program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, will offer a Polymers and Coatings Introductory Short Course during the week of Feb. 8-12, 2010.
At an institutional investor and analyst meeting in New York on Dec. 8, 2009, 3M Chairman, President and CEO George Buckley outlined the company’s ongoing commitment to investing in its core businesses while continuing to focus on cash generation in light of the still uncertain global economy.