New generation of adhesion meters presented
International. Elcometer presented its latest line of Start-Up Adhesion meters, under the name Elcometer 506.
International. Elcometer presented its latest line of Start-Up Adhesion meters, under the name Elcometer 506.
United States. Paints and coatings maker PPG Industries reported fourth-quarter 2012 net sales of $3.6 billion and record earnings per share of $1.53, up 10% from 2011.
Latin America. Wacker Chemical Corp announced the appointment of Axel Schmidt as its new vice president of the silicone division for North and Latin America.
International. Bio-based polymers have been limited for niche specialty applications, but a new analysis from Lux Research estimates that the major markets for bio-based materials are largely the same ones that currently dominate petrochemical-based materials.
International. Basf announced that it will increase its annual global production capacity for the manufacture of the chemical intermediate 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) by more than 20%, which would mean the production of more than 50,000 tons per year in 2014.