National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) member and NACD Immediate Past Chairman Mathew Brainerd testified before the U.S. Surface Transportation Board about demurrage and accessorial charges levied by the freight rail industry.
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) reports that the supply of several important chemicals, including ingredients used in paints, coatings and printing inks, has been severely restricted following a major incident in Jiangsu Province, China.
A new class of coatings that sheds ice effortlessly from even large surfaces has moved researchers closer to their decades-long goal of ice-proofing cargo ships, airplanes, power lines and other large structures.
