Rohm and Haas forecast sales of acrylic-backed carton-sealing tapes to approach, if not exceed, three million miles in year one of the new millennium.

The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies have reached an agreement in principle for the sale of its global KRATON™ Polymers business to Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) and the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Industrial Technologies have signed an Allied Partner Agreement in which the two organizations will collaborate on initiatives that promote improved pumping-system energy efficiency among pump manufacturers and end users.

Rexam has moved to a new corporate office.

Reflecting the increasing globalization of the chemical industry, members of the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) have voted overwhelmingly to create an international class of membership in the association.

Sud-Chemie Inc., adopting the name of parent company Sud-Chemie AG of Munich, Germany.

Sorbent Products has announced a new product line agreement with Grainger Industrial Supply.

Hauthaway has selected Bedford Specialty Sales to represent its lines of Hauthane waterborne polyurethane dispersions and urethane acrylic hybrids to the industrial and architectural coatings markets in New England.

ELEMICA is the new name of the online business-to-business (B2B) chemicals e-marketplace that was recently announced by leading chemical companies and distributors.

Huntsman has completed its $120 million purchase of the Morton global TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) business from Rohm and Haas Co.