The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA), Washington, D.C., has announced the approval of seven new companies for membership, including APAC Pharmaceutical LLC, Fairfield, NJ; AlphaChem, Ambrose, GA; Galactic Inc.,
Two of Nordson Corp.’s manufacturing facilities have been named among North America’s Best Plants for 2008 by Industry Week magazine. Nordon’s Swainsboro, GA, facility has been selected as a winner,
Momentive Performance Materials Inc., Albany, NY, has announced plans to restructure in order to cut costs during the current economic recession. The company is eliminating approximately 250 full-time positions worldwide,
LANXESS Corp. has named Intertex World Resources Inc., Akron, OH, as its North American distributor of emulsion styrene butadiene rubber (ESBR) products. Intertex will be responsible for distribution sales to
Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), Atlanta, has announced that construction of its new dental silica plant in Qingdao, China, is progressing on schedule. President Mike Marberry said, “We continue to make
DarTape Technologies Corp. President Bernadette Darling was recently named the 2008 winner of the Suzanne Thaler Rising Star Award. The award is given to a woman with outstanding accomplishments in
Accutest Corp. has announced the acquisition of Denver-based Evergreen Analytical Inc. Accutest is the country’s third-largest environmental testing laboratory and was acquired by Edgewater in May 2007. The company’s expansion
The Lubrizol Corp., Wickliffe, OH, recently acquired the thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) business of The Dow Chemical Co. The acquisition, structured as a sale and purchase of assets, will expand Lubrizol’s
IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries®, Bannockburn, IL, has announced the addition of Arthur (Art) Huenecke to its staff. As chief information officer (a newly created position at IPC), Huenecke
The Performance Products division of Huntsman, The Woodlands, TX, has announced the official VOC-exempt status of JEFFSOL® Propylene Carbonate and ULTRAPURE® Propylene Carbonate. “Huntsman is proud to be a key
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