AkzoNobel has opened a Performance Coatings production facility in Santo André, Brazil, which will enable the company to be more agile in responding to local customer needs and regional market demands.
CEO Patrick Thomas has confirmed to the Covestro Supervisory Board that he will complete his contract as expected on September 30, 2018. The Supervisory Board announced that Dr. Markus Steilemann, currently Chief Commercial Officer, will replace Thomas.
Micronics Filtration Holdings Inc. announced that Bernard C. "Bernie" Faulkner has been appointed President and CEO of the Micronics Engineered Filtration Group, which consists of wet and dry filtration companies Micronics Inc., Southern Filter Media, C.P. Environmental, United Process Control and the assets of AeroPulse.
The ChemQuest Group Inc., a specialty chemicals business strategy firm, announced that Dr. Cynthia A. Gosselin has been awarded the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International’s Kenneth J. Boedecker Jr. Distinguished Service Award.
The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), America Group, announced that Dr. Melinda H. Keefe of The Dow Chemical Co. will be awarded the 14th annual SCI Gordon E. Moore Medal.
Huntsman Corp.and Clariant announced that their boards of directors approved a definitive agreement to combine in a merger of equals through an all-stock transaction.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced an investment by its Additives business to ensure local manufacturing in China of customized, high-end solutions for the plastics, coatings and inks industries.