The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) recently announced speakers who will present at the 2013 Polyurethanes Technical Conference.

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Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced further plans to increase capacity for its K-FLEX non-phthalate plasticizers and coalescents.

Univar Inc. recently announced it has named George Makar as its new regional vice president for EMEA Oil & Gas.

Hamburg, Germany-based distributor Nordmann Rassmann (NRC) recently announced it has acquired the majority of shares of Italian distributor Jointec s.r.l.

Huntsman Corp. recently reported second quarter 2013 results. Revenues were $2,830 million, compared to $2,914 in the same period last year.

Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced it has received Celestica’s esteemed Executing Award.

AkzoNobel recently announced it has received a binding offer from Sika AG for the purchase of its Building Adhesives business for €260 million (~ $ 346 million).

Ashland Inc. recently announced the opening of its new gelcoats production facility in the Chemical Industry Park of Changzhou Yangtze Riverside Economic Development Zone.

Dow Coating Materials recently announced that R&D Magazine has awarded its EVOQUETM Technology with a R&D 100 award for 2013.