Wacker Chemie AG has honored Dr. Volker Stanjek, Dr. Wilfram Schindler and Dr. Thomas Kammerl with this year’s “Alexander Wacker Innovation Award” for their pioneering work in organofunctional silanes and
Cognis, Monheim, Germany, has announced the sale of its 50% stake in the Cognis Oleochemicals joint venture to PTT Chemical International Private Ltd., a Singapore-based wholly owned subsidiary of PTT
If you’re flying the friendly skies this August, you may have the opportunity to listen to an interview with the Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc.'s (ASC) President Lawrence D. Sloan
Raybo Chemical Co., a manufacturer of specialty additives including rust inhibitors, dispersants and surface modifiers, has teamed up with Viachem Ltd., a chemical sales and distribution company serving the paint
Jonathan D. Rich, president and CEO of Momentive Performance Materials Inc., has announced plans to build a state-of-the-art Technology Center and Global Headquarters in Rensselaer County, NY. Plans are already
Henkel of America Inc. relocated its North American corporate headquarters from Gulph Mills, PA, to Rocky Hill, CT, on July 1. The move will create approximately 80 new jobs in
Specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has signed an agreement to sell its Pulcra Chemicals subsidiary to Germany-based Fashion Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG (Fashion Chemicals) for €26.3 million. Fashion Chemicals is
3M has announced an agreement to acquire EMFI S.A. and SAPO S.A. ("EMFI/SAPO"), manufacturers of polyurethane-based structural adhesives and sealants headquartered in Haguenau, France. The agreement will be implemented subject
Specialty chemicals company Perstorp follows up its recent rapid expansion with the acquisition of the specialty chemicals operations of Rhodia Organics and Lyondell Chimie TDI SCA (a LyondellBasell subsidiary), including
Michelman, Cincinnati, has announced the acquisition of Raleigh, NC-based Hydrosize® Technologies, Inc. Hydrosize is a manufacturer of state-of-the-art coatings, including sizings, film formers, fixatives, and binders, as well as resins