SI Group recently announced an agreement to sell the majority of its global industrial resin businesses and its Brazilian specialty business to ASK Chemicals, a portfolio company of private equity firm Rhône Group, LLC.

Charles Ross & Son Co. recently announced the completion of a major expansion of its facility in Nantong, China.

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. recently announced an amendment to the purchase agreement for the sale of its Composites business and butanediol (BDO) manufacturing facility in Marl, Germany, to INEOS Enterprises.

R.E. Carroll Inc. recently announced that it has launched a new “Brand Promise to the Adhesives Industry.”

Nordson Corp. recently announced that Sundaram Nagarajan (Naga) has been appointed president and CEO, effective August 1, 2019.

Gelest, Inc. recently announced its acquisition of Bimax, a manufacturer and marketer of specialty monomers and polymers for use in the manufacture of contact lenses, intraocular lenses, personal care products, coatings and adhesives, and other advanced technology applications.

Synthomer plc recently announced that it has reached an agreement with OMNOVA Solutions Inc. on the terms of a recommended acquisition of the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of OMNOVA.

U.S. chemical industry output will continue to grow in 2019 despite a challenging global economy, according to the American Chemistry Council.

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ALTANA recently announced that it has acquired the operating assets of the Paul N. Gardner Co. Inc. (GARDCO) of Pompano Beach, Fla.