PPG recently appointed Brad Budde as vice president and chief digital officer (CDO), effective Sept. 6, 2022. Reporting directly to Irene Tasi, chief growth officer, Budde will lead the company’s digital strategy and execution to accelerate customer digital engagement with PPG.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved of the use of ASTM D-7767-11—Standard Test Method to Measure Volatiles from radiation curable acrylate monomers, oligomers, and blends and thin coatings made from them—a test method developed by RadTech members for UV/EB thin films.
GEW has announced the recent promotion of Adnan Ali to the role of commercial director. Based at GEW’s UK headquarters, Adnan is responsible for the company’s day-to-day commercial arrangements across all territories and manages both UV systems and spare parts departments.
Mississauga, Ont.-headquartered, BASF has been named as one of Canada’s best employers for diversity 2022 by Forbes.The company ranked 23 out of 150 employers and first in the construction, oil and gas operations, mining, and chemical industry category.
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. recently announced that Robert Bryant will step down as president and CEO to pursue other opportunities, effective August 31, 2022. He will also step down as a member of the Board of Directors at such time. Rakesh Sachdev, an independent director and former CEO of Platform Specialty Products Corporation (now renamed Element Solutions Inc.) and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, will assume the role of interim CEO at that time.
Nouryon has been granted a US Patent for its LumaTreat tagged polymer products. US Patent No. 11,208,408 - “Method of Controlling Scale in Aqueous Systems” – covers LumaTreat tagged polymer products and the fluorescent monomers used in their creation.
On July 29, the Michigan-based Tribar Manufacturing plant ignored 460 waste treatment alarms over the course of three hours, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
Univar Solutions Inc., a global provider of specialty ingredients and chemicals, has acquired Vicom Distribución Productos Quimicos, S.L., a regional specialty chemicals distributor in Spain and Portugal.
Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, endorsed a new auto policy at the union's Constitutional Convention that sets out a comprehensive vision to transform Canada into a global leader in electric vehicle production.
Designed for isolating large and tall process equipment, including apparatus/distillation, reactors, and pilot plant operations, the UniMax Floor Mounted Hoods are supplied in standard models from 6-foot to 24-foot wide with various depth and height options.
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