Coca-Cola chemist convicted of trade secret theft

A chemist and former employee of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, US, has been convicted of conspiring to commit economic espionage and steal valuable trade secrets related to formulations for bisphenol-A (BPA)-free coatings that line beverage cans. Xiaorong You stole trade secrets not only from Coca-Cola, but also  Akzo-Nobel, BASF, Dow Chemical, PPG, Toyochem, Sherwin Williams and Eastman Chemical.