Air Products has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its interest in its vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) polymers joint ventures to Wacker Chemie AG, its long-time
DOW BIOCIDES NAMES LITTEL MATERIAL PROTECTION GLOBAL MARKET MANAGERKenneth Littel was recently named global marketing manager of Material Protection for Dow Biocides, a business group of The Dow Chemical Co.
H.B. FULLER CLOSES ON SALE OF AUTOMOTIVE JOINT VENTUREH.B. Fuller Co. recently announced the sale of its entire stake in its automotive joint venture to the principal joint venture partner,
3M ACQUIRES VENTURE TAPEVenture Tape Corp., Rockland, MA, has been acquired by 3M Corp., manufacturer of Scotch® Tape and Post-it® notes with sales of $22.9 billion in 2006. The sale
ASME ANNOUNCES PRESIDENT FOR 2008-2009Thomas M. Barlow, formerly of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has been named president-elect of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), New York, NY. Barlow will
ARCHWAY SALES INC. ACQUIRES DEEKS & CO.Archway Sales Inc., St. Louis, has announced the acquisition of Cincinnati-based Deeks & Co. Deeks & Co. is a specialty chemical distributor that was
BASF APPOINTS BHATIA INDUSTRY MANAGER FOR EPOXY AND POLYUREA INTERMEDIATES IN NORTH AMERICABASF has appointed Jay Bhatia as industry manager for epoxy and polyurea in the company’s Intermediates business in
ADM FORMS INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS GROUPArcher Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has formed an industrial chemicals group with a focus on dramatically increasing its presence in industrial markets. This business will leverage
ASHLAND SPONSORS FIRST AWARD FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGY IN COMPOSITESRecognizing the importance of sustainability in composites technology, Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group of Ashland Performance Materials, a division of Ashland
INEMI OPENS OFFICE IN SHANGHAIThe International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI), an industry-led consortium, has announced the opening of a representative office in China, located in Pudong, Shanghai. In addition, iNEMI