Univar Inc. recently announced it has reached an agreement with Evonik Corp. to become the exclusive distributor for Evonik personal care products in the Northeastern U.S.

Royal DSM recently announced it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.

Flexicon Corp. recently announced it has broken ground on an expansion that will reportedly double the size of its U.S. headquarters.

Total recently announced it has received an offer from Arkema to acquire its Bostik affiliate.

Owens Corning recently announced that, for the fifth consecutive year, it has received placement in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World).

The Dow Chemical Co. recently announced that its BETAMATE™ structural adhesives have been named the company’s third Breakthrough to World Challenges.

Bayer recently announced it intends to focus entirely on its Life Science businesses (HealthCare and CropScience) and float MaterialScience on the stock market as a separate company.

Avery Dennison Corp. recently announced that former chairman H. Russell Smith died on September 7 at the age of 100.

AkzoNobel recently announced it has been ranked number one on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the third consecutive year.

OMNOVA Solutions recently announced that Anne Noonan will join the company as president of the Performance Chemicals business segment.