Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. has named Gene Shiels director of Investor Relations.

Pres-On has appointed Kurt Weidler to the newly created position of general manager, effective immediately.

BASF SE has reached an agreement with Cognis Holding Luxembourg S.à r.l. to acquire Cognis for an equity purchase price of €700 million (approximately $860 million).

H.B. Fuller Co. has reported financial results for the second quarter ended May 29, 2010. Net income for the quarter was $11.0 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, compared to $17.6 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, in last year’s second quarter.

“Providing local support in overseas markets continues to be a key goal for DYMAX, and the new facility will provide sales and application support to manufacturers throughout South Korea,” said Thomas Choi, general manager of DYMAX Korea LLC.

The Dow Chemical Co. has been added to the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability 50 Index for the first time.

The EPA is setting the one-hour SO2 health standard at 75 parts per billion (ppb).

Government support and awareness for renewable energy will likely help the market for small wind turbines to grow rapidly.

The report,"Sustainability Driven by Innovation," discusses the company's progress in putting the 24 Principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering into practice.

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