Industrial Copolymers, a Lancashire, UK-based manufacturer of high-performance resins and polymers for the coatings, adhesives and sealants industries, has announced it will trade under the name Incorez effective April 1, 2009.

Suncor Energy Inc. and Petro-Canada have announced an agreement to merge the two companies.

The House has passed a bill levying a heavy tax on bonuses paid to employees at companies that have received at least $5 billion in government bailout money.

Citing ever-increasing losses, the U.S. Postal Service has postponed the release of the fourth set of stamps in its “Flags of Our Nation” series until 2010.

Eastman Chemical Co. has announced plans to reduce costs by more than $100 million in response to the ongoing global economic recession.

The Dow Chemical Co. announced today that it has reached agreements with Rohm and Haas and certain of its shareholders that permit Dow to close the acquisition of Rohm and Haas on substantially altered financial terms by April 1, 2009.

The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, has announced that it will raise Oxygenated Solvents prices in North America by 4 to 5 cents per pound effective April 1, 2009. The

Henkel recently announced the following sales increases and earnings: Strong sales growth of 8.1% to €14.1 billion Organic sales growth of 3.0% Adjusted operating profit*: +9.1% to €1.495 million Adjusted

Clariant’s Functional Chemicals Division and Dalton, GA-based XL Performance Chemicals have embarked on a strategic alliance to provide the $2.3 billion worldwide foam-control market with products for a diverse array

Venture Tape Corp., a subsidiary of 3M, announces that it has completed its acquisition of Compac Corp.’s pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape assets from Lamtec Corp. Terms of the transaction