Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany, has announced plans to build a new 550-acre hyper-pure polycrystalline silicone facility in Tennessee for approximately $20 million.

Applied Products Inc., Minnetonka, MN, has been named Midwest Strategic channel partner and Technical Service Center for Hot Melt Technologies Inc., Rochester, MI, and Graco Inc./Liquid Control, North Canton, OH.

H.B. Fuller Co. recently reported financial results for the first quarter that ended February 28, 2009.

Tremco Inc., Beachwood, OH, recently named Randall J. Korach as president and chief operating officer.

INTERPOLYMER GmbH, Hassloch, Germany, has announced that the first production line of a new facility for waterborne styrene-acrylic dispersions, acrylic solutions and wax dispersions has started production in Nanjing, China.

LANXESS, Pittsburgh, recently announced the completion of de-bottlenecking operations for its MESAMOLL^® plasticizer and other alkyl sulfonic ester derivative plasticizers.

Krayden Inc., a leading distributor of engineered materials, has been named 2008 Distributor of the Year by the Dow Corning Americas Electronics Channel Team. The company was also honored with GOLD level status for 2008.

Plasticolors Inc., Ashtabula, OH, has announced an expanded sales territory for Cleveland-based Specialty Chemical Sales that includes coatings colorant sales for most customers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Wisconsin.

The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Ciba Holding AG by BASF.

The Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) has announced a search for committed individuals for its board of directors.