Hexion Holdings Corp. recently announced stockholder approval of its proposed acquisition by affiliates of American Securities LLC.

General Motors Co. (GM) has announced an investment of more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites to significantly increase battery cell and electric truck manufacturing capacity.

The recently announced Arkema–Académie des Sciences Prize for Innovation in Chemistry for Sustainable Materials is intended to reward a scientist of international standing in the field of materials.

American Colors, Inc. recently announced its acquisition of Colorificio Migliavacca of Bergamo, Italy.

Pyran, Inc. and NAGASE Specialty Materials have entered an exclusive partnership for the conversion of Pyran’s bio-based 1,5-pentanediol (PDO) to renewable 1,5-pentanediol diacrylate (PDDA) and other acrylate and methacrylate derivatives.

3M recently reported its results for the 2021 fourth quarter and full year, posting full-year sales of $35.4 billion.

Intel has announced plans for an initial investment of more than $20 billion in the construction of two new chip factories in Ohio.

R.E. Carroll Inc. recently announced that Ricky Pursell has been named technical sales representative for the Southwest Region.

The DuPont Microcircuit and Components Materials (MCM) business has announced a strategic collaboration with Kuprion Inc. to launch the ActiveCopper™ thick film paste suite of products to the electronics industry.

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) has confirmed that the Specialty & Custom Chemicals Show will be held February 28-March 2 at the Omni in Fort Worth, Texas.