Hexion Specialty Chemicals has launched Albecor-Bio^TM, a family of bio-based, low-temperature-cure powder coatings.

The Business Review (Albany) reports that agents of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) executed a search warrant at Momentive Performance Materials’ Waterford, NY, plant on June 30.

The Dow Chemical Co. has introduced Rhoplex^TM PR-295 with Avanse^TM technology, a high-performance and environmentally friendly aqueous binder, to the North American coatings market.

Cook Composites and Polymers Co. (CCP) recently received the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for Designing Greener Chemicals.

Dr. Ephraim Senbetta, LEED AP, will spearhead the group of LEED Accredited Professionals MAPEI Corp. is assembling to assist architects, contractors and specifiers with questions concerning the role of MAPEI’s products in helping contribute valuable points to projects seeking LEED certification.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Clariant its New Chemicals Program P2 Recognition Project Award for the company’s Exolit^® OP 560, a new-generation, non-halogenated flame-retardant.

PPG Industries’ aerospace business has begun using its chromate-free polysulfide aircraft window sealant on its glass-faced acrylic replacement windshields for Bombardier Challenger 600 Series business jets to provide operators with an environmentally responsible moisture seal.

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), Washington, D.C., has announced the acquisition of ChemAlliance^®, an online compliance assistance center formerly funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and designed to improve regulatory compliance of the chemical manufacturing industry.