ALCO CHEMICAL APPOINTS NEW COMMERCIAL MANAGERRobert Kahle has been named commercial manager for Alco Chemical, Bridgewater, NJ. Prior to this appointment, Kahle served as divisional controller for National Starch and

BASF DOUBLES POLYETHERAMINE CAPACITY AT GEISMAR SITEBASF, Florham Park, NJ, has completed debottlenecking efforts at the company's Gesimar, LA, manufacturing site, doubling the company's North American production capacity for its

CHARLES ROSS & SON CO. SHIPS 36TH 500 CU. FT. RIBBON BLENDERCharles Ross & Son Co. has announced the completion of its 36th 500 cu. ft. Ribbon Blender for delivery

HENKEL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC APPOINTMENTS FOR ASIA-PACIFIC OPERATIONSThe electronics group of Henkel, Irvine, CA, has appointed Dr. Tilo Weiss to the position of regional manager, Asia-Pacific. Weiss will be based in

CVC SPECIALTY CHEMICALS NAMES GASPARIK PLANT MANAGERMikulas Gasparik has accepted the position of plant manager for CVC Specialty Chemicals Inc., Moorestown, NJ. In this role, Gasparik will lead the company's

ACME-HARDESTY NAMES COX PRESIDENTCynthia A. Cox has been named president of Acme-Hardesty Co., Blue Bell, PA. A seasoned executive with 25 years of management experience in the chemical distribution industry,

ACME-HARDESTY NAMES NEW GLOBAL SOURCING MANAGERAcme-Hardesty Co. has named Wulan Gerile of West Chester, PA, Global Sourcing manager. Headquartered in Blue Bell, PA, the company is a value-added reseller of

BROOKFIELD UNVEILS REDESIGNED WEBSITEBrookfield Engineering has announced the launch of a fresh look at the company at http://www.brookfieldengineering.com . The totally redesigned, easy-to-navigate website is both informative and visually interesting,

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. - Potential buyers for Air Products' polymers business could see themselves leapfrog to the front of the synthetic latex polymer (SLP) market in both the United States

Andrew N. Liveris, president, chief executive officer and chairman-elect of The Dow Chemical Co., has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Liveris, who earned a bachelor's degree with first-class honors in chemical engineering from the University in 1975, has also been named Alumnus of the Year.