The Hydrocarbon Specialty Chemical division of Cray Valley has signed a distribution contract with Grolman Group.

3M recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of the tape-related assets of Alpha Beta Enterprise Co. Ltd.

Environmental Packaging Technologies Ltd. (EPT) president Nancy Wendrock recently announced that the company has acquired Global Flexi Systems (GFS).

Bernhard Düttmann, Ph.D., previously a member of the Board of Management and chief financial officer of Beiersdorf AG, has been appointed member of the Board of Management and chief financial officer of LANXESS AG.

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Schepise Chemical Sales LLC is a manufacturer’s representative firm that promotes a range of fine specialty chemicals.

TAPPI has announced that Peter Wallace will receive the 2011 TAPPI Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award.

The United Nations has designated 2011 the “International Year of Chemistry (IYC)”––a global celebration of chemistry and its contributions to the world around us.

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. recently announced that it has completed the sale of its global Ink & Adhesive Resins (IAR) business to Harima Chemicals Inc.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced the offer of a conditional commitment to Agua Caliente Solar LLC for a loan guarantee of up to $967 million.