ASTM recently announced that Ralph M. Paroli, Ph.D., of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) in Ottawa, Ontario, has begun his term as 2016 chairman of the association’s international board of directors.
Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies Inc. (APMT), a spin-off company from Tulane University, recently announced it has released two products for polymer and biotechnology applications.
The beginning of a new year has long been time to reflect on the past year and make plans for a fresh start.
January 4, 2016
The beginning of a new year has long been time to reflect on the past year and make plans for a fresh start. For me, that fresh start came a bit early, as my computer’s hard drive decided to fail during the production of this issue.
J.M. Huber Corp. recently announced that, through its Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) division, it has reached an agreement to acquire the Martinswerk mineral flame retardants and specialty chemicals businesses of Albemarle Corp.
PPG Industries recently announced it has begun using chloride-grade titanium dioxide (TiO2) produced in commercial quantities by Henan Billions Chemicals Co. Ltd.
Huber Carbonates LLC, a subsidiary of J.M. Huber Corp., recently announced plans to substantially increase capacity at its ground calcium carbonate (GCC) operation in Marble Hill, Ga.