The Riverside Comapny has acquired Cincinnati-based Galaxy Associates (Galaxy) as an add-on to another Queen City company in platform Dubois Chemicals. Galaxy provides specialty chemicals such as metalworking fluids, process chemistries, conversion coatings, selaing rinses and cleaners.
Cinncinnati.com reports that a new private equity firm has agreed to acquire Milacron LLC, the 128-year-old provider of plastic processing equipment in Batavia. Financial terms of the purchase by New York-based CCMP Capital Advisors LLC weren’t disclosed. Milacron said the purchase, expected to be completed later this spring, wouldn’t change the company’s management or operations in Greater Cincinnati.
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Functional Fluids markets. The global market for Functional Fluids is projected to reach US$19.7 billion by the year 2017. Opportunities in the market will be driven by innovation that meets changing regulatory requirements and standards for sustainability and performance.
The European Chemicals Agency's Committee for Risk Assessment has adopted four opinions on proposals for harmonized classification and labeling of industrial chemicals and pesticide active ingredients across Europe.
STLE has introduced a new item - Weekly Technical Features. In it, STLE will provide access and links to a variety of resources on the month's topical focus. In addition, each week will go into a specific topic under that larger umbrella. Be sure to check it out.
Sign up now for Lubmat ' 12, a conference on lubrication, maintenance and tribotechnology, to be held June 6 - 8 in Bilbao, Spain. Educational topics include lubrication management, tribology, lubricants and additives, and many more.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new book "Metalworking Fluids (MWFs) for Cutting and Grinding: Fundamentals and Recent Advances" to their offering.
This reserach report titled “Biolubricants: A North American and European Market Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a comprehensive review of industry overview, market drivers, trends & issues, product analysis, regulatory environment, product innovations, recent industry activity and profiles of market players worldwide.
The disappearance of a lathe operator led to the investigation of the black blobs in this tank. Seriously now! - it must have taken a sharp eye to notice something wasn't quite right in this tank. This photo and some priceless others are found in the March TLT Edition. The article is titled THE REGULATORY FUTURE OF ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDES, by Dr. Neil Cantor. The link to the article is provided courtesy of STLE, a not for profit organization.
The bare cupboards of the MWF Manager can now include a second book on the specialty. Woodhead Publishing has introduced METALWORKING FLUIDS OF CUTTING AND GRINDING - Fundamentals and Recent Advances. Edited by V.P. Astakhov and S. Josksch. I assume the book is in English since the title is. The Barnes and Noble website provides this Overview:
