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“If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” -Herbert Stein

From left: Larry Brotherton, board chairman, SOCMA; Dan Hawkinson, Torsten Hauschild, Rob Hampe, and Rainer Eischeid, LANXESS; and Larry Sloan, president, SOCMA. The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA)

Proprietary manufacturing processes ensure that formulators can enjoy attributes such as higher neat polymer solids, viscosity and freeze-thaw stabilities.

Acquisition would establish Arkema as a leader in the global coatings resins market.

Is your company projecting an increase in R&D spending for 2011?

Sometimes knowing exactly how a certain ingredient will affect a formulation is not quite as clear as you might think.

In the February issue of ASI, we focus on green chemicals and formulations, which provide the foundation that helps ensure that our products adhere to increasingly strict regulations.

Someone joked with me recently that it’s difficult to concentrate on green when there’s so much white outside. I’m located in Ohio, and my daughter’s school used up all of