The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) dropped 0.4% in September.

From October 19-21, industry professionals, end users, and researchers will have the opportunity to network, visit the exhibition space, and learn and participate in various lectures and courses at the Fall ASC Convention and Expo.

The “Specialty Chemicals Market Volume Index,” a new tool created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), remains on a soft note, falling 0.4% in May from the previous month, on a three-month-moving average (3MMA).

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced it has appointed Eric Post to the position of K-FLEX^® business director, Americas.

Emerald Kalama Chemical recently announced that the company’s board of directors has approved the plan to add a second benzoic acid purification and finishing process at its facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Applied Material Solutions recently announced it has purchased Performance Process Inc. (PPI) in and Nottingham Co., PPI’s chemicals division.

Troy Corp. recently announced it has completed its acquisition of the industrial biocides business from Ashland Inc.