The Dow Chemical Co. recently announced the appointment of Mark Bassett, Ph. D., as global vice president for Dow Polyurethanes.

Emerald Kalama Chemical has begun construction of a 60% capacity expansion for K-FLEX® non-phthalate plasticizers at its Kalama, WA, facility.

FLEXcon recently announced the passing of its founder and chairman of the board, Myles J. McDonough, on March 30.

Net sales, net income and earnings per share for the third quarter all posted strong improvements vs. prior-year results in the seasonally weak period.

The goal of the partnership is to boost awareness of export and partnering opportunities to enable RadTech members to identify new markets for their products and grow their businesses by increasing exports.

Renee Bynum has more than 18 years of experience with Bayer MaterialScience, where she worked in the Application Development Lab for 14 years.

Graco Inc. recently announced it has closed on its $650 million acquisition of the Illinois Tool Works Inc. finishing businesses.

The Pittcon 2012 Organizing Committee recently announced that this year’s conference and exposition for laboratory science attracted 15,754 attendees to its conferees and exhibition

Evonik recently announced that a fire broke out at its CDT (cyclododecatriene) plant on the grounds of the Marl Chemicals Park at 1:40 p.m. on March 31.

The global nanocomposites market is expected to reach 1.5 billion lbs by 2017