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The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) recently announced that four new member companies have joined the organization.

Net sales were $1.53 billion, an approximately 1% decrease from $1.54 billion in the same quarter last year.

The fuel cell supply chain, made up of companies that provide high-quality, economically competitive critical components for the fuel cell stack, is an area that has been somewhat overlooked.

Ferro Corp. recently announced net sales of $482 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012, a decline of 19%.

As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Department of the Interior, in partnership with the Department of Energy, will publish the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar energy development in six southwestern states.

The Society of Chemical Manufactures and Affiliates (SOCMA) recently commended members of a key Senate environmental panel for addressing shortcomings in the nation’s chemical control law while expressing concern over advancing legislation in the middle of bipartisan negotiations.

PPG Industries recently reported financial results for the second quarter of 2012. Net sales for the quarter were $4 billion and net income was $362 million.

The global market for touch screen modules in mobile devices is projected to be 1.3 billion units by 2018, driven by the increasing adoption of smartphones worldwide.

PRE-TEC recently announced that Shawn Loftus has joined the company as sales engineer, Robotics.

RPM International Inc. recently reported sharp gains in net sales and net income for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and year, which ended May 31.