Huntsman to Cut Workforce by 9% and Announces Plans to Close Pigments Plant.
Annualized Operating Cost Savings from all Cuts Projected to be $150 million Additional $190 million to be trimmed from company's 2009 capital expenditures THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Huntsman Corporation today announced a company-wide initiative to reduce costs across its divisions and functions....

Clariant Names Marketing Executive McClanahan To Head Its Global Archroma Business.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective March 31, 2009, Brad McClanahan, Head of Marketing, Apparel & Interior for Clariant's Textile business in North America since 2006, will assume the additional responsibility of managing the company's global Archroma(R) business. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090219/CL72833 ) McClanahan was a...

Nephrotoxicity of cadmium & lead.
Cadmium and lead are divalent cations with a propensity to settle in the proximal tubule of the nephron, leading to nephrotoxicity. The pathophysiologicai results, however, tend to diverge. Cadmium in sufficient cumulative dosage leads to the production of the Fanconi syndrome, a generalized proximal tubular reabsorptive defect thought to...

Carcinogenicity of hexavalent chromium.
Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), a commonly used industrial metal, is a well known human lung carcinogen. Epidemioiogy and animal studies suggest that the particulate Cr(VI) compounds, specifically the water insoluble compounds, are the more potent carcinogens; however, the carcinogenic mechanism remains unknown. Here we summarize recent Cr(VI)-induced human tumour, in...

Easy-flow titanium dioxide pigment unveiled.
Huntsman Pigments has introduced a low-dust, easy-flow titanium dioxide ([TiO.sub.2]) pigment designed for the industrial coatings industry. Huntsman claims that its Deltio[TM] 81X [TiO.sub.2] pigment combines outstanding powder handling, brilliant whiteness and excellent durability, making it suitable in a number of industrial coatings applications including powder, protective,...

Albemarle To Raise Prices of Aluminum Specialty Chemicals.
Increase Includes Flame Retardants, Fillers, Pigments and Ceramic Oxides BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Albemarle Corporation , the world leader in the development and marketing of aluminum trihydroxide and other specialty aluminas for flame retardants, fillers and other industrial applications, will increase prices for these...

Huntsman Appoints New President for Pigments Division.
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Huntsman Corporation today announced the appointment of Simon Turner as President of its Pigments Division. Mr. Turner most recently served as Senior Vice President of the Pigments Division and, previously, as Vice President of Global Sales. He has been employed in the...

Silberline strengthens commitment in Asia with Yasida acquisition.
On November 24th, Silberline announced the acquisition of Yasida and Aesthetic Color-Tech (Jinan) Co., Ltd. from AArbor International Corp. The companies manufacture and sell aluminum pigments under the S1LVERKING brand name. This acquisition reinforces Silberline's longstanding commitment to providing the most comprehensive products and service to customers...

LANXESS provides customers with high performance products and excellent services.
On November 26th, 2008 Specialty chemicals company LANXESS announced that the company would attend ChinaCoat 2008, showcasing its full line of high performance products and leading technologies. During the exhibition, the LANXESS Material Protection Products (MPP) and Inorganic Pigment Group business units (IPG) would showcase a broad range of...