OMNOVA Solutions’ Specialty Chemicals business has announced a surcharge on styrene butadiene based polymers, beginning April 1, 2008, for all specialty chemical markets, including coatings, tape & adhesives, nonwovens, floor
Dow Biocides, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., has announced it will increase its U.S. production capacity for glutaraldehyde by approximately 60 percent. The capacity is expected to
Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. has announced the opening of a new manufacturing plant in Nansha, in the Guangzhou province of China. The facility will manufacture specialty acrylate monomers
RPM International Inc. has announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe, Tremco illbruck International, has purchased Prosytec SAS from a subsidiary of Goodrich Corp. With sales of
Dixon Valve has announced the opening of a new manufacturing and warehouse facility in Houston, TX. The new 70,000 sq. ft. facility distributes Dixon products to customers throughout Texas and
DeWAL Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of PTFE and UHMW-PE film and tape, has added Michael B. McBain to its sales team in the Midwest. McBain brings with him years
Celanese has announced the opening of its Houston Technology Center (HTC) for the emulsion polymers and polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) businesses. The 31,200-square-foot facility, which will house both the R&D and
For the past 50 years, the Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. (ASC) has guided the North American adhesive and sealant community in changing the way the world is held together.
Dow Polyurethanes, a business group within The Dow Chemical Co. and its subsidiaries (Dow), has announced a major capacity expansion at its polyols plant in Terneuzen, The Netherlands. Dow’s investment
Goldschmidt Industrial Chemical Corp., formerly a subsidiary of Degussa AG (now Evonik), recently announced a company name change to Reaxis Inc., effective March 10, 2008. Several senior level managers acquired
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