Henkel has taken over from Akzo Nobel the Adhesives and Electronic Materials businesses previously owned by National Starch. "This acquisition represents a milestone in our 130-plus-year corporate history and points

OMNOVA Solutions’ Performance Chemicals facility in Mogadore, OH, was recently presented with a 2007 Award for Excellence in Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Performance from the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council

HOCKMEYER Equipment Corp., Harrison, NJ, has entered into an agreement with Highlander Trading, Medley, FL, and Fortune International Technology, Westlake, OH, to represent HOCKMEYER Equipment for the sale of its

UV-curable coatings leader DSM Desotech has announced the acquisition of the assets of U.S.-based Polymeric Processes Inc. (PPI), an innovative producer of UV-curable coatings for tube and pipe applications. The

OMNOVA Solutions’ Specialty Chemicals business has announced a surcharge on styrene butadiene based polymers, beginning April 1, 2008, for all specialty chemical markets, including coatings, tape & adhesives, nonwovens, floor

Dow Biocides, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., has announced it will increase its U.S. production capacity for glutaraldehyde by approximately 60 percent. The capacity is expected to

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. has announced the opening of a new manufacturing plant in Nansha, in the Guangzhou province of China. The facility will manufacture specialty acrylate monomers

RPM International Inc. has announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe, Tremco illbruck International, has purchased Prosytec SAS from a subsidiary of Goodrich Corp. With sales of

Dixon Valve has announced the opening of a new manufacturing and warehouse facility in Houston, TX. The new 70,000 sq. ft. facility distributes Dixon products to customers throughout Texas and

DeWAL Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of PTFE and UHMW-PE film and tape, has added Michael B. McBain to its sales team in the Midwest. McBain brings with him years