Asymtek, a Nordson company and leader in
dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, recently received two
prestigious awards during NEPCON China 2009.
OMNOVA Solutions’ Performance Chemicals facility
in Mogadore, OH, was presented with a 2008 award for excellence in
environmental, health, safety and security performance by the Ohio Chemistry
Technology Council (OCTC) for the fourth consecutive year.
Dura Chemical Inc., Alameda, CA,
has announced that Hall Technologies Inc., St. Louis, will serve as a new agent
for the company’s line of organic products, including those in the paint, UPR,
lubricant and grease industries.
RPM International Inc. recently announced that its
board of directors has adopted a new Stockholder Rights Plan to replace the
rights plan that was originally adopted in 1999 and will expire in May 2009.
The M.F. Cachat Co., Cleveland, has named Frances Amy technical sales representative for its Eastern Region, with responsibility for managing sales in Northern New Jersey.
Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co.
has joined the new Chemidex Plastics & Elastomers Cybrary®, a free online search engine specifically
for engineers.
Bayer MaterialScience AG has invested €2.3 million in
a new production line for its Baycusan® range of
waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUD) for the cosmetics and medical
segments.
The Chemsultants International Fuel Cell Technology Group and its partner, Michigan Molecular Institute, have successfully completed research and development of a new and novel Fuel Cell Membrane technology.
The board of directors of Ciba, now a part of Basel,
Switzerland-based BASF, has appointed BASF’s Michael Heinz as the new chief executive officer of Ciba.