Akzo Nobel said it has placed three of its Chemical businesses, including its Coatings Resins unit, on the sale block as part of recently announced restructuring moves. The company said it also will seek to divest its Catalysts and Phosphorous Chemicals businesses.
BASF AG announced a reorganization of the company’s Industrial Coatings business unit in moves aimed at strengthening the unit’s focus on major individual markets.
BASF announced separate agreements to sell its North American-based silicones business to The Lubrizol Corp. and its ester, alkoxylates and silicones surfactant manufacturing site at Gurnee, IL, to Petroferm Inc.
BASF and Q-Panel Lab Products have developed an accelerated Florida acid-etch test method that is reported to reduce the time required to test a coating’s resistance to acid rain by a factor of 13 to1.
Rohm and Haas Co. announced the formal start of operations at the company’s new Adhesives and Sealants and Coatings Manufacturing and Technical Service Facility in Taloja, India.
Lawsuits against former suppliers of lead paint and pigments were dismissed in Milwaukee and Santa Clara County, CA, in the latest legal triumphs for the industry in the lead-paint litigation arena.
Troy Corp. announced plans for the 16th annual "Troy 5K Run/Walk," scheduled for Nov. 13 in Philadelphia during the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology's International Coatings Expo (ICE).