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Top Industry News                                July 14, 2008 Issue

ACC Releases CASE Market Survey Report
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has issued a market survey report detailing production and end-use application statistics, historical trends, and issues for polyurethane coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE) in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries ... More 

Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2008 is a Success
Over 2800 attendees from over 41 different countries attended the Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2008, held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Malaysia from June 24-26, 2008 ... More 

Acquisition Action Report

Ashland to Acquire Hercules in $3.3 Billion Deal
In another deal in the chemicals industry in as many days, Ashland Inc. has announced it will buy Hercules Inc ... More

Perstorp Acquires Rhodia and Lyondell Units
Perstorp has acquired the specialty chemicals operation from Rhodia Organics and Lyondell Chimie TDI SCA, a LyondellBasell subsidiary ... More

CPS Color Gets New Region Director to APAC Area
CPS Color has named Stefan Schröer-Elpers as a new Region Director to the APAC area ... More

H.B. Fuller Hires James J. Owens as Senior VP, North America
H.B. Fuller Co. has announced that James J. Owens will join the company as Senior Vice President, North America region ... More

Rhino Linings Promotes Joe Nichy to Sales Director, Americas
Rhino Linings Corp. has promoted Joe Nichy to Sales Director, Americas ... More

International Paint Hires Jose Luna
International Paint LLC, a division of Akzo Nobel, has hired Jose Luna to serve as Oil and Gas Market Manager, Americas ... More

New Positions for Eastman's Warmack and Lich
Eastman Chemical Co. has announced new appointments in its Performance Chemicals and Intermediates (PCI) and Coatings, Adhesives, Specialty Polymers and Inks (CASPI) business segments ... More

Business Barometer

Tronox Continues Cost-Cutting Measures
In a cost-cutting measure, Tronox Inc. completed the sale of two property parcels, with net proceeds from the sale totaling approximately $12 million ... More

H.B. Fuller Announces Quarterly Dividend
The Board of Directors of H.B. Fuller Co. has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.066 per share of common stock ... More 

Archway Sales to Distribute for DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Co. 
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Co. LLC has named Archway Sales Inc. a distributor for renewably resourced Susterra™ 1,3-propanediol ... More 

Wacker Honors Researchers
Wacker Chemie AG has honored Volker Stanjek, Wolfram Schindler and Thomas Kammel with this year's Alexander Wacker Innovation Award ... More

Atlas Relocates Lab to Create Center of Excellence
Atlas Material Testing Technology has announced the formation of a weathering "Center of Excellence" at Atlas' world headquarters in Chicago ... More

WACKER Raises Prices for Silicones
WACKER is raising its prices for silicone products worldwide effective October 1, 2008. Prices will rise by up to 10 percent or more, depending on the product family and business field.    

Michelman Announces Price Increase
Michelman has announced a 15- to 25-percent price increase on coatings and additives across all product categories in the Americas region, effective July 14, 2008.    

Huntsman Increases Polyetheramine Prices in NAFTA Region
Huntsman Corp. has announced that effective August 1, 2008, or as applicable contracts allow, its Performance Products division will increase list and off-list prices in the NAFTA region ... More

Flint Group North American Announces Price Increases/Surcharges 
Flint Group has announced price increases and surcharges on all packaging and commercial inks sold in North America, effective on all products billed on or after July 21, 2008 ... More

BASF to Increase Prices in United States and Canada 
Effective August 1, 2008, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase its prices by up to U.S. $0.20 per dry pound in the United States and Canada for all Butofan^® medium solids styrene-butadiene latex products and for Styrofan^® and Styronal^® styrene-butadiene latex products used in the adhesives, architectural coatings, sealants, construction, paper and nonwovens markets ... More

Atlas Conference Presentations Announced
The Atlas Technical Conference on Accelerated Ageing and Evaluation will be held Sept. 15-16, 2008, in Oxford, UK ... More

Program Now Available For European Coatings Conference
The program for the European Coatings Conference, Parquet Coatings V, has been announced ... More

Woodcoatings Congress to Take Place in October
PRA's 6th International Woodcoatings Congress, "Preserve, Protect, Prolong," will be held October 14-15, 2008, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands ... More