Dr. Erin Vogel and her team from The Dow Chemical Company won the 2016 American Coatings Award at the opening session of the American Coatings Conference on Monday.
Dr. Sharon Feng, Senior Associate Dean of the Institute for Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago, was the Keynote Speaker at the opening session of the American Coatings Conference on Monday. Dr. Feng’s presentation was titled Interdisciplinary Approach: An Imperative for New Material Discovery. Although an old topic, Dr. Feng noted that cross-disciplinary collaboration is still a very hot topic, and one that can be successful at impacting material discovery.
In order to manufacture chemical products, a high-energy input is required, which consumes fossil resources. At Germany’s Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), two scientists are researching a resource-efficient and sustainable approach.
RadTech, the non-profit trade association for the advancement of UV and EB technologies, announced several new sessions and initiatives taking place at RadTech 2016, which takes place May 15-18, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, IL.
Vencorex announced an agreement with SAFIC ALCAN in which SAFIC ALCAN is now the distributor for Vencorex’s Tolonate™ and Easaqua™ product ranges in the French territory.
Green Biologics Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Green Biologics Ltd., a U.K. industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company, announced a distribution agreement with Nexeo Solutions, a Texas-based global distribution company.
Kuraray America Inc. (Kuraray), a global leader in specialty chemical, fiber and resin production, will celebrate the grand opening of its new, green-field KURARAY POVAL™ plant in Pasadena, TX, on April 21, 2016.
The Chemours Co. recently signed a five-year extension of a trademark license agreement for the Teflon™ brand with Fabryo Corp. SRL, the largest producer of decorative paints and lacquers in Romania.