aflo Technologies LLC recently announced it received the Color Technology Award at the Color China award ceremony in Beijing—reportedly the first colorants provider to win this honor in China.

Nilfisk Industrial Vacuum Division recently announced that Jamie O’Neill has joined the company as director of Sales.

Dow Epoxy, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., recently announced it has completed its 30 KTA liquid epoxy resin (LER) expansion at its fully back-integrated Stade, Germany, site.

Reverdia, a joint venture between DSM and Roquette Frères, recently announced it has begun operations in Cassano Spinola, Italy, at a commercial-scale plant producing Biosuccinium™ sustainable succinic acid.

Vertellus Specialties Inc. announced that Archway Sales Inc. has become the official and exclusive distributor of Vertellus castor oil products and derivatives in the Northeastern U.S.

Emerald Specialties, a business unit of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced it has named Bruce Berglund, Ph.D., silicone product line manager.

The management of Saiden Technologies Inc. recently announced that it has acquired all of the company’s stock from its parent company, Saiden Chemical of Japan.

Chemsultants International recently announced the addition of a Class 10,000/Class 1,000 clean room to its Product and Process Development operation.

Dow Elastomers, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., recently announced it has achieved record year-to-date sales and EBITDA, marking the third year of continuous top- and bottom-line growth.

H.B. Fuller Construction Products recently announced the opening of its new research and development center in Aurora, IL.