The global market for specialty fibers was valued at $6.3 billion in 2011 and is expected to increase to nearly $10.3 billion in 2016, a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1%.
RPM International Inc. recently announced that its board of directors has elected Russell L. Gordon, currently vice president–Corporate Planning, as vice president and chief financial officer.
Lintech International LLC recently announced it has become the first specialty chemical distributor to be fully Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certified.
Emerald Kalama Chemical BV announced that it has signed 15-year agreements with Rotterdam-based grid manager Stedin and energy supplier AVR that give a green light to begin construction of a steam grid in the Rotterdam Botlek. Emerald Kalama Chemical is the first steam consumer to sign on to the steam grid.
Researchers from the University of Oxford have used the flesh-eating bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes as the inspiration for a new molecular glue.Click here to read the full story.
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