A bill that will give the California Air Resources Board (CARB) the authority to impose new fees on various consumer products and architectural paints was passed in the state legislature, despite protests from industry groups ...

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., has reached an agreement to acquire Sanwa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., with operations near Tokyo and in Singapore.

The board of directors of The Dow Chemical Co. has elected William S. Stavropoulos as president and chief executive officer, succeeding Michael D. Parker. Stavropoulos continues in his role as chairman of the board ...

H.B. Fuller Co. has turned to ChemConnect Inc. to expand its online strategic sourcing and sales initiatives ...

Celanese AG completed the acquisition of Clariant AG’s European emulsions and global emulsion powders business ...

STICK!, the 3rd European Congress on Adhesive and Sealant Raw Materials, will be held in conjunction with the European Coatings Show 2003 in Nuremberg, Germany, April 9-10, 2003 ...

The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry is offering two new publications ...

Rapra’s new market report considers the technical and commercial aspects of the latex industry ...

IPC, the Association Connecting Electronics Industries, has announced the technical conference sessions to be presented at IPC SMEMA Council’s APEX 2003, March 31-April 2, 2003, at the Anaheim Convention Center ...

In a transaction that was concluded with Ondeo Nalco Co., Bayer Corp., a 100-percent subsidiary of Bayer AG, acquired the EPA-registered active ingredients thiabendazole (TBZ) and dibromodicyanobutane (DBDCB), along with certain patent-protected formulations of these biocides in combination with other biocides ...