Jung will be responsible for all sales, marketing and market development activities globally for Kraton, reporting to Kevin M. Fogarty, president and CEO.

Cal Dooley, CEO and president of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), has issued a statement in response to the passage of House Resolution 72, which directs committees to review existing, pending and proposed federal regulations with respect to their impact on jobs and economic growth.

Choi will concentrate on consolidating and growing Fisnar’s business in Asia and establishing Fisnar Asia as the global supply hub for Fisnar.

BASF Corp. recently announced the opening of its new epoxy composite laboratory at the company’s technical center in Tarrytown, NY.

BWAY Corp. recently announced several changes to its sales and marketing management team.

Univar has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Cytec Industries Inc. to market and distribute its RADCURE® products to the adhesives, sealants, coatings, and elastomers (CASE) industry in Canada.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has joined with the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) and its Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to announce the opening of the $12 million i6 Green Challenge.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and The Lubrizol Corporation have announced a definitive agreement for Berkshire Hathaway to acquire 100% of outstanding Lubrizol shares for $135 per share in an all-cash transaction.

A new bio-polyol is in the developmental stages at the Ohio State University's Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. Although the biodiesel byproduct used to make the new

Henkel Corp.’s MiraFoil® coating has been named among the top 10 products worldwide by Material ConneXion in its annual MEDIUM Award for Material of the Year.