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BASF INCREASES CAPACITY
BASF INCREASES CAPACITY FOR VINYL CHLORIDE COPOLYMERS BASF is increasing its production capacity for vinyl chloride copolymers to 12,000 tons per year at its Ludwigshafen, Germany site. The company will invest €6 million to increase capac…08.11.05
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PRA ISSUES CALL FOR PAPERS FOR
PRA ISSUES CALL FOR PAPERS FOR FLUORINE/SILICONE CONFERENCE PRA Coatings Technology Centre has issued a call for papers for its Fluorine and Silicone in Coatings conference, which will be held in Manchester, UK, Dec. 6-7. Suggested topics and…08.11.05
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ASTM FORMS INTERLABORATORY
ASTM FORMS INTERLABORATORY STUDIES PROGRAM ASTM International’s board of directors has established the Interlaboratory Studies (ILS) program and is committing $4 million over the next five years to fund it. “The board’s decis…08.11.05
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In Brief
IN BRIEF Dow has launched a new product safety web site: www.dowsafety.com...Ross Systems and Controls has launched a new web site:www.rosssyscon.com. CW…08.11.05
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Cytec closes deal on Surface Specialties
Cytec Industries has completed its acquisition of UCB’s Surface Specialties business in a transaction valued at $1.79 billion. UCB now owns approximately 12% of the outstanding shares of Cytec, and has entered into a stockholders agreemen…08.11.05
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KERR-MCGEE BOARD
Kerr-McGee Corp.’s board of directors has authorized management to proceed with its plan to separate its chemical business including the spinoff or sale of the unit, which includes its titanium dioxide operation. In addition, the board ha…08.11.05
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DUPONT NEGOTIATING TO BUILD
DuPont and the city of Dongying, Shandong province in China have begun talks that could lead to construction of a titanium dioxide plant in the city’s Economic Development Zone. “Current and forecast demand for titanium dioxide in…08.11.05
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Industry News | Powder Coatings
PSCT HOSTS EASTERN TRAINING
PSCT HOSTS EASTERN TRAINING CONFERENCE AND SHOW The Philadelphia Society for Coatings Technology, Inc. (PSCT) is holding its Eastern Training Conference and Show, May 9-11, at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, PA. The conf…08.11.05
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MICHELMAN OPENS NEW
MICHELMAN OPENS NEW OFFICE IN SHANGHAI, CHINA Michelman Inc. has opened a new office in Shanghai, China. The address and contact information is Michelman Asia, Inc., Office 3042, Central Place, No. 16 Henan Road South, Shanghai, China 200002;…08.11.05
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COGNIS BEGINS PRODUCTION OF
COGNIS BEGINS PRODUCTION OF DEFOAMERS AT CHINESE FACILITY Cognis has begun production of highperformance defoamers at its new manufacturing facility in Jinshan city near Shanghai, China. The new plant will produce Foamaster defoamers, which ar…08.11.05
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GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE
GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE JULY 10-14 IN NEW LONDON, NH The 2005 Gordon Research Conference for Coatings and Films will be held July 10-14 in New London, NH. The conference will feature sessions on high throughput screening of coatings formulat…08.11.05
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ROHM AND HAAS
ROHM AND HAAS SELECTS CHINA R&D SITE Rohm and Haas has selected the site for its new China R&D Center in Shanghai. Located in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area District, the new site is expected to open in mid-2006.…08.11.05
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IN BRIEF
IN BRIEF NewChem Resins Co. has purchased the resins business of UR-Cryl Polymer Corp. and Thibaut and Walker...BASF was ranked as the number one chemical company in Fortune’s list of America’s Most Admired Companies...John Erbeck…08.11.05
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ACC endorses “Clear Skies” legis
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is endorsing the “Clear Skies Act of 2005,” environmental legislation that will improve air quality and provide incentives for utilities to use cleaner technologies. As major customers of U.S. utilitie…08.11.05
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Sartomer’s Waite Receives RadTech President’s award
Sartomer’s Waite Receives RadTech President’s award Maureen Waite of Sartomer Co. received the fifth annual RadTech President’s Award at the RadTech winter meeting in Palm Beach, FL This award is presented to individual membe…08.11.05
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UCAR emulsion systems
Ucar Emulsion Systems (UES) will implement a sales control program for its Ucar and Neocar products and Ucar Polyphobe rheology modifiers due to shortages in the availability of several key raw materials used in the manufacture of these latex product…08.11.05
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Lansco Colors Acquires
Montvale, NJ-based Lansco Colors has acquired International Color and Chemical (ICC), South San Francisco, CA, for an undisclosed sum of money. Al Win, president of ICC and Pete Balles, VP of sales, will join Lansco Colors.…08.11.05
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J. Edward Glass Named winner
J. Edward Glass Named winner of Tess award in Coatings J. Edward Glass, professor at the polymers and coatings department at North Dakota Sate University, will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coat-ings during the 230…08.11.05
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surface specialities tops
surface specialities tops industry safety record Surface Specialties Inc. has achieved all-time safety records at three of its North American production sites. Two plants have achieved “zero” lost-time incidents for more than 11 consecu…08.11.05
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Shamrock Technologies
Shamrock Technologies expands corporate offices Shamrock Technologies has consolidated and expanded its corporate offices, laboratories and manufacturing facilities located at Foot of Pacific Street in Newark, NJ. The Dayton, NJ office has close…08.11.05
