Three PPG aerospace business facilities have been honored by Northrop Grumman Corp. as 2009 Platinum Source Preferred suppliers for their performance and quality in delivering transparencies, coatings, sealants, and other value-added services.

Two potting compounds for hollow fiber water filtration from H.B. Fuller Co. have been tested and certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 61, Drinking Water System Components - Health Effects.

Larry Berkowski, senior vice president of BASF’s North America Styrenics business, has also assumed responsibility for the company’s Engineering Plastics business.

The Gorman-Rupp Co. reported that net sales during the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, increased 5.9% to $72,380,000, compared to $68,345,000 during the same period in 2009.

All divisions and regions had double-digit percentage revenue growth for the quarter and year-to-date.

The registration of this trademark has been granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a period of 10 years, starting in 2010.

SOCMA has expressed strong concern over legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate that mandates that chemical facilities switch to so-called safer chemicals or processes in a misguided attempt to safeguard such critical infrastructure from a terrorist incident.

The annual award program recognizes exemplary technology-based contributions by associates in the company’s research and development, sales and marketing, technical service, operations, product management, and LEAN Six Sigma organizations.

PPG Industries’ Aerospace Transparencies group has introduced enhanced-design windshields for the Airbus A320 family that use new technology to improve field performance, reduce maintenance downtime, and lessen the environmental impact of aging and removed windshields.

The Rapra Polymer Library recently announced that it has reached an important milestone: the database now holds more than one million records.