EPOD Solar Inc. announced that Green Polyurethane™, licensed to its wholly owned subsidiary Nanotech Industries International Inc. (doing business as Hybrid Coating Technologies "HCT"), received second place at this year's Polyurethane Innovation Award competition.

UCoat It America®, a provider of commercial-grade epoxy floor coating systems, recently hired Hank Van Agen for dealer development.

Taminco and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. (MGC) have reached an agreement for Taminco to acquire a 50-percent share of Ling Tian, MGC’s methylamines- and derivatives-producing facility in Nanjing, China.

ASTM International Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings has formed a new subcommittee to develop standards for nanostructured coatings.

Maroon Inc., a chemical distributor in Avon, OH, has announced the addition of Jennifer Dinehart.

Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a producer of dust and fume collectors to clean up industrial processes, announced the opening of a sales and service office in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, for enhanced support of customers in the Caribbean region.

Vogel Paint, Orange City, IA, has signed an agreement with Hesse-Lignal of Hamm, Germany, to become its exclusive licensee for the manufacture of wood coatings for the United States.

Taminco has significantly increased its North American specialty amine derivatives capacity in order to address growing market demand for a variety of amine-derived products that are used in water treatment, gas treatment, pharmaceuticals, coatings and many other applications.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

LANXESS started a new production unit for high-quality black iron oxide pigments at its site in Jinshan, Shanghai, China.