Last week, readers were most interested in 3M’s record-breaking financial results.

ALTANA recently announced it has acquired polypropylene wax emulsion products from Royal DSM.

Michelman recently announced it has established a joint venture with Maruyoshi Chemical Co., Ltd.

This company, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has released a new silicone product, SILMERA™ PR-27.

Archroma recently announced it has launched as a newly formed global color and specialty chemicals company.

Arkema Coating Resins, a business unit of Arkema Inc., recently announced distributors for acrylic and styrene acrylic emulsion products in North America for floor care and cleaning applications.

The management of Saiden Technologies Inc. recently announced that it has acquired all of the company’s stock from its parent company, Saiden Chemical of Japan.

Celanese Corp. recently announced it has appointed Ashish K. Kulkarni, Ph.D., as chief technology and innovation officer.