Celanese Corp. has announced an organizational change that will accelerate the company’s growth by speeding new technologies and innovations into the market.

On Oct. 21, Wacker Chemie AG and Dow Corning Corp. officially started construction on the second phase of their pyrogenic silica plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, China.

DYMAX Corp. has announced the appointment of Stephen LaCroce as director of Applied Technology.

IRphotonics has announced the opening of its first Application Engineering Center dedicated to the development and optimization of heating and adhesive curing processes for its growing customer base.

Ashland Performance Materials has selected Quadra Chemicals to be its sole distributor of polyvinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer emulsions, acrylic and vinyl acrylic emulsions, wood glue emulsions, and wet adhesion monomer technologies in Canada.

Patrick J. Brennan, 60, vice president of Q-Lab Corp., Westlake, OH, died Sept. 20, 2009.

RPM International Inc. announced at its annual meeting of stockholders that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.205 per share.

The Dow Chemical Co. has announced that Peter Sykes has been named president of Dow Greater China.

John Hause has joined the technical sales division of Ellsworth Adhesives Specialty Chemical Distribution Inc., Ellsworth Sales Representative (ESR) Group, servicing the Los Angeles, CA, region.

The Sacramento Bee reports that forensic scientists at UC Davis have received a $150,000 grant to find a method to link duct tape used in crimes to the criminals who used it.