Celanese Corp. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Celanese Far East Ltd., has signed letters of intent to construct and operate industrial ethanol production facilities.

The Performance Products division of Huntsman Corp. has selected Viachem Ltd. as its U.S. representative and distributor of JEFFSPERSE® X3503 dispersant for the coatings market.

Univar Inc. recently announced it has signed an agreement to acquire leading Turkish chemical distributor Eral-Protek. The deal is expected to close in February.

Philadelphia University and MAG have announced plans to establish the Philadelphia University MAG Composites Institute for research and development of new textile-based composites.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. has announced net income of $81.5 million for the fourth quarter ended November 30, 2010, compared to net income of $11.1 million for the same quarter of 2009.

Yesterday's inquest into the London terrorist attacks of 7/7/2005 revealed that rescuers used pressure-sensitive adhesive tape (along with any other available materials) to patch up injured victims at the scene

Catherine (Kitty) H. Pilarz, senior director of Mattel/Fisher-Price product safety in East Aurora, NY, has been named 2011 chairman of the board of directors of ASTM International.

Michelman recently announced the hiring of Michael Kramer to the position of Chemical Specialties R&D manager.

Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $360.2 million, up 5.5% vs. the fourth quarter of 2009.

MACtac® Printing Products has announced the promotion of Kim Hensley to the position of product manager, durable films, within the company’s roll label commercial area.