Specialty chemicals company Perstorp has acquired the Penta, Di-Penta and sodium formate businesses, related technology and certain assets from Koei Chemical Co. Ltd., a Japanese chemicals producer.
Ferro Corp., Mayfield Heights, OH, has completed the acquisition of Barcelona-based Nubiola for €149 million (approximately $165 million), subject to customary working capital and other purchase price adjustments.
Global public health organization NSF International has collaborated with the American Coatings Association (ACA) to develop the first North American product category rule (PCR) for architectural coating products for interior or exterior applications.
The days of wasting condiments — and other products — that stick stubbornly to the sides of their bottles may be gone, thanks to MIT spinout LiquiGlide, which has licensed its nonstick coating to a major consumer-goods company.
New collaborative research carried out by Freeman Technology, Tewkesbury, UK, and Gericke AG, Zurich, Switzerland, demonstrates how to achieve faster, more reliable equipment selection in the powder processing industries.