Munters Moisture Control Services (MCS) executive Russ Brown has been elected President of the executive board of the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC), a non-profit association dedicated to the protection and preservation of concrete, steel and other industrial and marine structures and surfaces through the use of high-performance industrial coatings.
ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications has approved a standard covering a test chamber used by transportation departments and similar agencies throughout the world to specify and test the dry speed of waterborne pavement marking paints at elevated relative humidity.
Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) announced new dates for its Brussels and Paris Parylene seminars, which were inadvertently cancelled last spring due to the Icelandic volcano eruption.
Momentive Performance Materials Holdings Inc., the parent company of Momentive Performance Materials Inc., and Hexion LLC, the parent company of Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc., have jointly announced an agreement under which their newly-formed holding companies will merge, creating a global leader in specialty chemicals and materials.
The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index announced its rating of The Dow Chemical Co. as one of the top performers in the global chemical industry, marking the 10th time Dow has received this recognition since the launch of the index.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released action plans to address the potential health risks of benzidine dyes, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and nonylphenol (NP)/nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs). The chemicals are widely used in both consumer and industrial applications, including dyes, flame retardants and industrial laundry detergents.
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