The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has signed a contract to acquire Dick Peters B.V., a Dutch manufacturer of wax additives. Located in Denekamp, the Netherlands, Dick Peters B.V. is a

Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany, and its North American headquarters, Wacker Chemical Corp., Adrian, MI, have released details about the construction of a new 67,000 sq. ft. WACKER POLYMERS AMERICA

LEED 2009, the long-awaited update to the internationally recognized LEED green building certification program, has passed member ballot, and will be introduced in 2009 as the next major evolution of the existing LEED rating system for commercial buildings.

Bayer MaterialScience has lifted force majeure for most of the products manufactured at its facility in Baytown, TX. Effective Nov. 14, there are no longer any restrictions on the company’s

Ashland Inc., Covington, KY, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Hercules Inc., Wilmington, DE. Each share of Hercules common stock outstanding was exchanged for $18.60 in cash and

Tesa tape inc., Charlotte, NC, recently promoted Steve Heim to the postion of key account manager for the appliance industry. Heim has been appointed to replace Derek Rathel, former key

Texas Petrochemicals Inc., a Houston-based petrochemical company that provides a diverse range of quality products and services into performance, specialty and intermediate manufacturing markets worldwide, has announced the complete commissioning

LANXESS Corp.’s Inorganic Pigments Group (IPG) has announced that it will expand its distributor network, which currently includes Dowd and Guild Inc. and J.F. Shelton Co., to CNX Distribution, L.V.

Bayer MaterialScience, a leading polyurethane raw materials and polyurethane systems supplier, recently inaugurated its new polyurethane systems house in Guangzhou, China. The company now owns a global network of 30

SKion GmbH has informed ALTANA AG of its decision to make an offer for the acquisition of shares in ALTANA, and has published the decision according to § 10 section