Jerry Pritchett has been named business director of Plastics and Fluids for Dow Automotive, Auburn Hills, MI.

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co., part of Total's Chemicals branch, has appointed Vincent Vadot as vice president of Finance.

Air Products, Lehigh Valley, PA, has announced the sale of its sodium vinyl sulfonate (SVS) North American distribution activities to Proviron Fine Chemicals NV of Ostend, Belgium.

Week of 11/07/05

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories has announced the promotion of Joe Moi to vice president of International Business Development.

Industry news for the week of 10-31-05

Degussa AG's Coatings & Colorants Business Unit has announced that construction of two new production plants in China for colorants and polyesters is on schedule.

Air Products has announced that it anticipates that the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to its business operations will result in an unfavorable fiscal fourth quarter drop in the range of $.05 to $.07 per share.

Forbo has announced the appointment of Jörg Riboni to the position of chief financial officer for the company, effective in the first half of 2006.

Henkel has promoted Gary Shi to the position of technical manager for the research and development of Liquid Epoxy products.