Minerals Technologies Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Barretts Minerals Inc. (BMI), Bethlehem, Pa., has acquired the business and assets of Polar Minerals Inc. for $22.5 million.
The Adhesion Society's Award for Excellence in Adhesion Science, sponsored by 3M, will be presented to Professor Jacob Israelachvili at a special session of the 2003 Adhesion Society Meeting in Myrtle Beach, S.C., February 23-26, 2003.
The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry has issued a call for papers and posters to be presented at Polyurethanes Expo 2003, Oct. 19-22, in Orlando, Fla.
Bayer AG intends to sell its subsidiary, Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH, Mannheim, Germany, to a group of financial investors advised by Advent International Corp., Boston, for 215 million euros, including the assumption of debt.