2011 marks the Year of Soybeans at the Indiana State Fair. Fairgoers will learn about soybeans and their uses in interactive exhibits and learning activities. Several of these of these

Nordson Corp. recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Value Plastics Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of precision engineered, plastic molded, single-use fluid connection components.

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council recently announced a call for entries for its 2011 Polyurethane Innovation Award.

Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., recently began construction on a new nonionic synthetic thickener manufacturing facility in Alizay, France.

Construction expenditures in China are expected to rise 9.4% per year in real terms through 2015, moderating from the rapid pace of the 2005-2010 period.

Graco Inc. has been named one of the Top Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune for the second consecutive year.

Asia and Middle East are the key regions where growth in the global vinyl acetate market will intensify, according to a new report.

The European Commission recently launched a €7 billion (~ $9.9 billion) research and development fund aimed at tackling the biggest societal challenges facing Europe and the world.

Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced the relocation of its Western Region Distribution Center to a larger facility in Irvine, CA.

Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. recently announced the execution of a framework agreement with Formosa Petrochemical Corp. (FPCC) to form a 50:50 joint venture to construct and operate a 30-kiloton hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer (HSBC) plant in Mailiao, Taiwan.