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At Long Last, TSCA Reform Passes

The House of Representatives has passed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act—but is it enough?
Mark Collatz
July 1, 2016

I'm going to go out the proverbial limb here and assume that, by the time this issue has printed, the U.S. Senate will have passed legislation to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). I know I have a reputation of being a glass-half-empty kind of guy—but not this time.


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Q&A with Pine Chemicals Association International President Sherry Keramidas

Innovation, sustainability and collaboration can increase the value of pine chemicals for adhesives and sealants formulations.
July 1, 2016

Pine chemicals add tremendous value to customers and society. In addition to their use in adhesives and sealants, our products are found in flavors, fragrances, lubricants, inks, tires, pharmaceuticals, and many additional applications.


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Arkema Coating Resins Announces Appointments

Arkema Coating Resins recently announced it has named Eric Kaiser as general manager and Eric Dumain as commercial director for North America.
July 1, 2016
Arkema Coating Resins recently announced two new appointments.
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Fink Named D.B. Becker Account Manager

Fink has been in the chemical industry for nine years, previously with the Sherwin-Williams Co.
June 30, 2016
D.B. Becker, a Maroon Group LLC company, recently announced the addition of Josh Fink as an account manager to cover southern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.
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Angus Product Receives VOC Exemption Status

Angus Chemical Co. recently announced that AMP™ is no longer classified as a VOC by Canada’s Department of the Environment.
June 29, 2016
Environment Canada finalized an order to remove AMP from the List of Toxic Substances.
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Damurjian Appointed D.B. Becker Account Manger

D.B. Becker recently announced it continues to expand its U.S. reach with the addition of Mike Damurjian as account manager.
June 28, 2016
Damurjian will cover northern New Jersey, metro New York, Long Island, and Connecticut.
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Wacker Expands Elastomer Production

Wacker Chemie AG recently announced it is expanding its silicone elastomer production capacity in Jincheon, South Korea.
June 28, 2016
The new facilities will include production plants for silicone sealants, specialty silicones, and liquid silicone rubber.
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