To gain a realistic impression of colors, effects and surfaces on a complete car during the early design phase, the designers of BASF's Coatings division have developed virtual AUVOT (Automotive Vehicles of Trends) shapes.
W. R. Grace & Co., a global leader in specialty silica, announced the opening of its new 8,200-square-meter colloidal silica plant at its European flagship manufacturing and R&D center in Worms, Germany.
Dura Chemicals Inc., Emeryville, California, and Superior Materials, Garden City, New York, announced a partnership in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States.
Elisa Arikan has won the second FEICA/EURADH Adhesion Innovation Award for her paper, "Structural Adhesive Bonding of Polymers — Surface Characteristics and Adhesion Mechanism."
AkzoNobel Vehicle Refinishes announced that Michelle Sullivan, Strategic Sales Manager for AkzoNobel, received the Cornerstone Award from the Women's Industry Network.