The Society of Chemical
Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) has announced that Stefan Borgas, CEO of
Lonza, will be the featured speaker at its annual March Luncheon at the
Waldorf=Astoria hotel in New York City on March 18.
EIS, an Atlanta-based
distributor of materials, production supplies and industrial MRO for manufacturing
industries nationwide, has formed a strategic marketing agreement with 3M’s Renewable Energy Division.
OMNOVA Solutions Inc. recently reported net income of
$11.1 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for its fourth quarter ended
November 30, 2009, compared to net income of $0.8 million, or $0.02 per diluted
share, for the fourth quarter of 2008.
Cereplast Inc., a
Hawthorne, CA-based manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable
plastics, has extended its distribution agreement with A. Schulman Inc., Akron, OH, to include all of Europe.
TAPPI, Norcross, GA,
has received accreditation as a developer of American national standards
through the Executive Standards Council of the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI).
United Press International reports that an adhesive, inspired by mussels, has been developed to repair defects in the membrane surrounding a human fetus.