This weekly roundup highlights the news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week.

R.E. Carroll Inc. is an 88-year-old family-owned distributor of raw materials, additives, and process oils.

INEOS Oligomers recently announced it has selected Palmer Holland as its new U.S. distributor for Indopol® polybutenes (PIB).

E.W. Kaufmann Co., a KODA Distribution Group company, recently announced it has been appointed the newest distributor for Cabot Corp.

BASF recently announced it has appointed Archway Sales Inc. as a distributor for polyurethane chemicals to the CASE market in the Ohio valley.

Hamburg, Germany-based distributor Nordmann Rassmann (NRC) recently announced it has acquired the majority of shares of Italian distributor Jointec s.r.l.

Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced it has received Celestica’s esteemed Executing Award.

U.S. Zinc recently announced plans for a new national distribution strategy for its zinc oxide division through an alliance with the KODA Distribution Group.

KODA Distribution Group recently announced it has completed the acquisition of E.W. Kaufmann.

Hisco recently announced it has appointed Jeffrey Clark to the new position of Business Development Manager, Polymers and Adhesive Technology.