The Specialty Additives business of Solutia Inc. recently presented Howard Guild, president of Dowd and Guild Inc. (San Ramon, CA) with its 2007 North American “Distributor of the Year” award

Chemcentral Midwest Corp. of Kansas City agreed to pay a $225,000 fine and reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $150,713 for federal law violations involving an explosion in February 2007,

Loparex Group has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Mondi Coating BV (part of Mondi Group listed at London and Johannesburg stock exchanges) concerning the sale of Loparex Oy (Lohja

Edison, NJ-based Pro Tapes & Specialties, a leading provider of pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes for industrial and consumer use, has announced plans to expand and relocate all operations to a

Pilot Chemical recently executed agreements to acquire the business aspects of Intertrade Holdings Inc. Intertrade is a chemical manufacturer of sulfonated products located in Copperhill, TN. With this acquisition, Pilot

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