Ashland has completed the purchase of Neste Polyester’s business and assets from Dynea Oy, formerly Norkemi Oy.

ATOFINA has acquired an equity stake in Omnexus™, the B2B global plastics e-marketplace (www.omnexus.com).

The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) scored record attendance at its annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., May 1-4, 2001.

PQ Corp. and Akzo Nobel N.V. have announced that PQ Corp. has acquired 100% of Akzo-PQ Silica (APS).

Rohm and Haas Co. has announced that it will exit the Liquid Polysulfide and Insulated Glass businesses and cease production of those products at its Moss Point, Miss., chemicals facility.

Dunleary introduces its ServAssure Program in an effort to guarantee service to its customer base.

CREANOVA announces that Van Horn, Metz & Co., has been named as a new distributor in the company’s Mid-Atlantic region.

Degussa-Hüls Corp’s SIVENTO Division announces that Kohl Marketing has been named the official distributor of its organosilanes product line in the Southeast.

W.R. Grace & Co. has announced a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in response to a sharply rising number of asbestos claims.

Premier Mill was acquired by Lightnin.