Materia, Inc. and Cargill have announced two significant advancements in their joint effort to use Materia's proprietary olefin metathesis technology for converting biobased oils to industrial chemical feedstocks and consumer products.

CHEMCENTRAL has announced the completion of its acquisition of the assets of Solchem PTY, LTD. of New South Wales, Australia, a major distributor to the coatings, industrial cleaners and related industrial solvent markets.

In order to develop its customer relations in China, Bayer MaterialScience AG has established its own local distribution network with import and export rights.

3P/Performance Plastics Products, Inc. has been recognized as an Approved Injection Molder for TORLON® polyamide-imide (PAI) by Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC.

Loveland, OH-based Henline Adhesive Equipment Company Inc. (HAECO) recently assumed the role of glazing equipment provider for MW Manufacturers.

The Thermoset Resin Formulators Association (TRFA) has announced that Scott Harvey, vice president of sales at Chemroy Canada, Inc. in Brampton, Ontario, will chair its Third Annual Meeting scheduled for Nov. 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.

CHEMCENTRAL has been named 2004 Supplier of the Year by Dow Corning Corp., a global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation.

According to The Asian Coatings Study, a new 500-page study by Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, Inc., Asian coating consumption surged to 7.9 MM metric tons (MT) with a sales value of $20.5 billion in 2004.

China is a "must-play" place for any corporation in business today.

ExxonMobil Chemical France has announced plans to expand by 50 percent the capacity of its Escorez™ 5000 hydrogenated tackifier plant in Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon.