Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI) magazine has announced that Rose Ann Ryntz, manager of Advanced Materials Engineering at Visteon Corp. and a noted expert on plastics-coatings technology, will address the 5th International Coatings for Plastics Symposium.
Under an agreement with the U.S. EPA, manufacturers of pressure-treated wood will voluntarily discontinue the use of treatment products containing arsenic by Dec. 31, 2003, the EPA announced.
The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, announced plans to idle a 91,000-metric-ton per-year epichlorohydrin production unit in Freeport, TX, for an indefinite period.
DSM N.V. of The Netherlands announced the sale of its petrochemical business to Saudi Arabian conglomerate Sabic for 2.25 billion euros, or $1.98 billion U.S.
BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, said it has been named a chemical-industry leader in innovation in a Fortune magazine listing of the world's most-admired companies
Sun Chemical Corp. announced an agreement to acquire Bayer Corp.'s organic pigments business located at Bushy Park, SC. Completion of the deal was expected by April 1.
Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals announced an agreement to sell its methacrylates monomer business to Sartomer Corp., based in Exton, PA, for undisclosed amount.