Despite facing global headwinds, American chemistry expanded at a healthy 2% growth rate in 2014.

R.E. Carroll Inc. recently announced the addition of Rachel Lerner to its Health/Safety/Environmental/Quality Assurance management team.

The global market for high-brightness light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is projected to reach nearly $46.4 billion in 2014 and $105.5 billion in 2019.

Eligible projects will examine the performance of PV modules and develop accelerated tests to better understand how solar modules change over time and achieve improved lifetime performance of the modules.

Valfilm North America Inc. recently announced the close of the purchase of The Dow Chemical Co.’s Polyolefin Films plant in Findlay, Ohio.

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. recently announced that it will change its name to Hexion Inc.

Jowat Corp. recently announced it has established subsidiaries in Columbia and Chile.

H.B. Fuller recently announced that its leading core adhesive, CHM-1088ZP, has received the inaugural OUTLOOK Asia Award.

Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) President and CEO Lawrence D. Sloan recently issued a letter to U.S. Senate lawmakers urging them to pass legislation providing a multi-year extension of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program.

American Colors recently announced the promotion of three long-term employees to the position of assistant vice presidents and officers of the corporation.