The American Coatings Association (ACA) recognized seven industry members with the Industry Statesman Award and presented Frank C. Sullivan, Chairman and CEO of RPM International Inc., with the George Baugh Heckel Award.
Members of ASTM International recently revised a key test method (D1613) that has been used to measure the acidity of fuel ethanol and denatured fuel ethanol, including ethanol used for car gasoline blends.
A study executed at the request of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) reports that 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHA) has shown no adverse effects regarding reproduction at the highest dose tested.
The American Chemical Society's Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) is seeking nominations for the 2019 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings.
Rice University scientists plan to employ the power of the sun to build functional synthetic polymers using photosensitive quantum dots — microscopic semiconducting particles — as a catalyst.
RadLaunch, the idea accelerator for ultraviolet and electron beam (UV+EB) technology, announced the candidates for 2018. If selected as a RadLaunch participant, each company will receive financial support, a travel grant to attend RadTech 2018, and technical, marketing and funding mentorship opportunities.
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) released an announcement welcoming Prime Minister Theresa May's Mansion House speech, "Road to Brexit," in which she outlined plans to seek associate membership of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
A consortium of companies comprising Air Liquide, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam has signed a project development agreement covering initial investments in an advanced waste-to-chemistry facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.