Clariant recently announced it has completed its purchase of 96.15% of the shares in Süd-Chemie from One Equity Partners and the family shareholders.

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. and PCCR USA Inc. recently announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement for Momentive to sell its North American composites and coating resins business to PCCR USA, a subsidiary of Investindustrial, a European investment group.

The global market for Testing Laboratories is forecast to reach $77 billion by 2017, according to a new report.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a spine sealant formulation to aid in spine surgery. DuraSeal Exact Spine Sealant is the only dural spine sealant that has been

Univar Inc. recently announced it is expanding its relationship with The Dow Chemical Co. and will distribute its specialty surfactants across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

PPG Industries recently reported sales of $3.5 billion for the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 13% vs. the prior year’s first quarter.

The global petroleum resins market is forecast to reach 2.64 million tons by the year 2017, according to a new report.

GE Aviation recently broke ground on its new Electrical Power Integrated Systems Research and Development Center (EPISCENTER) on the University of Dayton campus.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed stronger standards that require facilities that produce polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

Graco Inc. recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the operations of the finishing businesses of Illinois Tool Works Inc.