LANXESS Corp.’s Material Protection Products (MPP) business unit recently received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration for a new Bronopol-based biocide formulation.

The Associated Press reports that General Motors Co. plans to announce increased production at several of its factories in response to higher sales triggered by the government’s Cash for Clunkers program.

Hisco is now an authorized distributor and converter for 3M’s recently formed Renewable Energy Division (RED).

Royal Adhesives and Sealants LLC recently announced that it has launched a new line of Silaprene^® brand low-volatile-content contact adhesives and cements.

Henkel and LBP Manufacturing Inc. have announced a plan to combine R&D resources.

On July 29, Congressmen Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Nathan Deal (R-GA) introduced H.R. 3382, the Home Improvements Revitalize the Economy (HIRE) Act, which calls for targeted consumer tax incentives for the purchase of home furnishings such as furniture, flooring, and other home-related products, as well as building products such as construction adhesives and sealants.

TECTOSIL^®, a new thermoplastic encapsulant for the manufacture of photovoltaic modules, provides sensitive solar cells with effective and long-lasting protection against mechanical and chemical stresses.

"The Chemistry of REACH" is the PowerPoint presentations from a webinar of the same name, presented June 2, 2009. Speakers were Malachy Hargadon, Environment Counselor, Delegation of the European Commission; Mamta Patel, Editor, Chemical Watch; and Aidan Thomson, Head of Environment and Climate Change, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, LLP.