The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology has selected Dr. Rose Ann Ryntz, senior manager and staff technical fellow, Visteon Corp., to deliver the Joseph J. Mattiello Memorial Lecture during the organization's 83rd Annual Meeting
A scientific study commissioned by DuPont confirmed that there is no risk to consumers from potential exposure to trace levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and that the margins of safety for all products tested dramatically exceeded the levels of protection typically used by regulatory agencies to judge the safety of chemicals.
Lyondell has increased the production of ARCOSOLV® PM (propylene glycol methyl ether) from 95,000 metric tons to 130,000 metric tons at its Botlek plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Degussa AG has signed an agreement to acquire Cytec Industries Inc.'s 50-percent holding in CYRO Industries, a joint venture established in 1976 between Degussa and Cytec
The NPCA, the association of painting contractors and others have announced a plan to reduce the environmental impact and cost of managing leftover latex and oil-based paint.
Akzo Nobel's Decorative Coatings business has initiated the latest phase of its competitive European expansion strategy by signing an agreement to acquire Swiss Lack, Switzerland's leading paint company.
Clariant's Pigments & Additives Division, Sulzbach, Ts., Germany, and Hangzhou Baihe Chemicals Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Province, China, announced that a joint-venture agreement has been signed for the production of high-performance organic pigments in China.
The European Coatings Show (ECS) 2005, held in April in Nürnberg, Germany, has grown substantially in comparison with the previous show in 2003, breaking all previous records.