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Top Industry News                                  May 26, 2008 Issue

Growth Projected For Argentinean Paint Market
Research and Markets has announced the availability of the first edition of "A Profile of the Argentinean Paint Industry" to its product offerings ... More 

Polypropylene Market Set For Strong Growth
A new study from Ceresana Research reports the worldwide Polypropylene (PP) market carried a volume of 45 million tons and a value of approximately 65 billion U.S. dollars ... More

Labelmaster^® Distributes New Emergency Response Guidebook
A new release of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) is now available ... More 

ITW Acquires PolySpec L.P.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) has acquired PolySpec L.P., a manufacturer of protective coatings and linings, sealants, QPL/IMO-approved marine decking, and subsea insulation ... More 

Business Barometer 

Ciba Reports Weaker-Than-Expected First Quarter
Releasing its first-quarter 2008 results, Ciba has reported a slow start, with some markets impacted by the economic slowdown and others proving more resilient ... More  

Tronox Updates Second-Quarter Activities
Tronox Inc., Oklahoma City, is taking further actions to reduce cash costs and has identified factors that will impact its second-quarter financial results ... More 

The People File

Paul Colonna Named CEO of CCP
Paul H. Colonna has been named Chief Executive Officer for Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) effective July 1, 2008 ... More 

Kimberly Bors Appointed President of Fluid Management
Fluid Management Inc., a global manufacturer of precision dispensing and mixing equipment, has appointed Kimberly Bors as its President ... More 

PPG Names Wagner General Manager, Industrial Coatings, Americas
PPG Industries has appointed Gregory C. Wagner to the position of General Manager, Industrial Coatings, Americas ... More 

Thomas Burleson Joins Silberline
Silberline Manufacturing Co. Inc., a global supplier of effect pigments with its corporate headquarters in Tamaqua, PA, has announced the appointment of Thomas R. Burleson to the position of Executive Accounts Manager.

PPG Supports China Earthquake Recovery
Two days after announcing its donation of RMB 500,000 to the Red Cross Society of China for earthquake recovery efforts, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has announced that for each can of Master's Mark paint, IVY paint and Seigneurie paint sold in May and June, the company will donate RMB 1 Yuan to aid in recovery efforts in the disaster area ... More

Dow Celebrates Plant Start-Up
The Dow Chemical Co. has announced the start-up of its new phenolic glycol ethers production plant in Freeport, TX ... More 

Dow Coating Solutions to Provide Blueprints for Green Coatings at ACS
At the American Coating Show in Charlotte, NC, June 3-5, Dow Coating Solutions, a market-facing business of The Dow Chemical Co., will provide product development blueprints for formulators who want to develop sustainable or "green" coatings today ... More 

PPG Plans Coatings Plant in Russia
PPG Industries is planning to build its first manufacturing plant in Russia ... More

Galaxy Associates to Move Headquarters
Galaxy Associates, a global specialty chemical, equipment and service company located in Cincinnati, OH, has outgrown its present headquarters and plans to move ... More 

Brookfield Engineering Hosts Informational Website
Brookfield Engineering is hosting ViscosityJournal.com, a free informational website and resource dedicated to professionals in the viscosity and texture analysis marketplace ... More 

Dow Coating Solutions Increases Price for Latex Emulsion Products
Dow Coating Solutions, a market-facing business of The Dow Chemical Co., is increasing the off-list prices of its latex emulsion products ... More 

Wacker Polymers Adds Surcharges for Airflex^® Dispersions
Effective June 15, 2008, Wacker Polymers, L.P. will expand the focus of its current surcharge program and increase surcharges by up to $0.05 per wet pound for vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer and vinyl acetate vinyl chloride copolymer dispersions sold in the Americas region ... More 

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