The Ceramics division of GE Advanced Materials has introduced two new water-based boron nitride (BN) coatings, grades LPC and TPC.

The new Oil Eater cleaner/degreaser from Kafko International Ltd. is a high-powered, water-based cleaner that is designed to eliminate the need for multiple cleaning solutions.

MEGTEC's new Process Heat Recovery System is designed to reduce operating costs by capturing the heated air from process dryers, ovens and air pollution control systems and using it to heat or cool areas of a plant or process.

The Board of Directors of Northern Coatings & Chemical Company, Inc., has elected Susan Ellie as vice-president of Finance and Administration.

KECO Coatings, in conjunction with Rivers Metal Products, has developed the KECO 600 Tex/Release TM Coating™, a textured composite coating that combines the toughness of tungsten carbide and the release properties of Teflon®.

Riley Industries has opened a new 5,000-square-meter surface finishing center in Aldridge, near Birmingham, UK, after 40 years in Birmingham city center.

AP&C Advanced Powders and Coatings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raymor Industries Inc., is expanding its thermal spray coating production capacity at its new facility in Boisbriand, Quebec to address growing market demand in the aerospace, power generation and specialized industrial sectors.

PPG Industries has named Patrick J. Kenny to the newly created position of general manager, corporate marketing and construction markets.

Thermo Electron Corp. and Fisher Scientific International Inc. have completed their merger, creating Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

According to an independent survey of wastewater engineers, municipal managers and contractors, a chemically resistant lining's permeability to corrosive substances was shown to be the most important consideration during product selection.