Cal Poly announced that Behr Process of Santa Ana, Calif., and its parent company, Masco Corp. of Taylor, Mich., have given a combined gift of $300,000 in support of Cal Poly's College of Science and Mathematics.
The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) is extending the Call for Papers deadlines for the first two new Advancements in Coatings Series (ACSeries) programs: "Research Methods in the 21st Century: A Toolkit for Competitive Advantage" and "Nanotechnology in Coatings: Realizing the Potential."
NACD Immediate Past Chairman Thomas H. Coyne, president of George S. Coyne Chemical Co., Inc., Croydon, Pa., was awarded 2004 Distributor of the Year by the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD).
Rohm and Haas Co. said it will incur a fourth-quarter pretax charge of approximately $18 million for cash severance and employee-separation benefits affecting an estimated 200 employment positions that will be eliminated as part of an ongoing restructuring program.
Edwin Bigelow passed away on December 1, 2004, at the age of 68. In 1955, he launched a lifetime career when he began working in resin synthesis at Freeman Chemical in Port Washington, Wis.
On December 15, 2004, Clariant opened its new Technical Service Center in the Caohejing High Tech Park in Shanghai, adding another milestone to its presence in China.
Paint has officially started to flow off the production line at Akzo Nobel's new decorative coatings plant, just seven months after construction work began.
Coventry Coatings Corp. announced the purchase of a 24,000-square-foot building in the Town of Newburgh, a major crossroads in New York State's Orange County.
Dancers performed a traditional Chinese Lion Dance as part of the opening ceremony at the Qilu Eastman Specialty Chemicals, Ltd., plant located in China's Shandong Province.
Ultraviolet Systems has introduced a low-cost, low-energy, environmentally friendly and efficient 3-D curing system using UV energy and the patented Larolux® process from BASF.