Finding the latest state and local regulations pertaining to VOC limits for adhesives and sealants just a got a little bit easier with the addition of a new interactive tool recently added to the revamped Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Regulations section of the adhesives.org and sealants.org website.
A proposed new ASTM International standard is emerging from research being conducted at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to identify and investigate coatings that will prevent the settlement and attachment of erosion-causing invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels inside water and wastewater pipelines.
Specialty chemicals company Archroma has appointed Miguel De Bellis to the post of President Emulsion Products and Americas, based in São Paulo, Brazil, effective April 1, 2014.
Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) reported a positive volume and price/mix development in all three of the company’s business areas for the first quarter of 2014.
BASF has invested €2.5 million in its Demarchi coatings site, located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, to expand its capacity to serve Brazil’s automotive industry with waterborne automotive coatings.
The PosiTector® interchangeable probes for inspection instruments, manufactured by DeFelsko Corp., Ogdensburg, NY, received a Materials Performance Corrosion Innovation of the Year award.
HORN, a distributor of specialty ingredients, chemicals and raw materials, is expanding its distribution partnership with BASF in the western United States.
Consult Supply, a Hoover company and a leading offshore container supplier, has named Pål Waldow General Manager of its headquarters in Tananger, Norway.