Elementis plc has sold Harcros Chemicals, the Group's U.S. chemical-distribution business headquartered in Kansas City, Kan., for approximately L23.0 million ($33 million U.S).
Eastman Chemical Co. announced that it has delayed the planned spin-off of its specialty chemicals and plastics business due to adverse market conditions and the lack of near-term visibility.
Reichhold, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc. (DIC), is negotiating to sell its Swift Adhesives business to Forbo Holding A.G.
Rohm and Haas Co. announced the acquisition of the flexible-packaging adhesives business of Technical Coatings Co., a subsidiary of Benjamin Moore & Co., N.J. The transaction price was not disclosed.
The Adhesion Society will host the Second World Congress on Adhesion and Related Phenomena (WCARP-II), coinciding with its 25th Annual Meeting, February 10-14, 2002, at the Hyatt Orlando in Florida.
Organizers of the 2002 TAPPI Hot Melt Symposium to be held June 23-26 have announced a few changes to the symposium format in light of the current business climate.