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Top Industry News                    December 7, 2008 Issue

U.S. Demand for Natural Polymers to Reach $4 Billion in 2012
According to a new study by The Freedonia Group, natural polymer demand is expected to grow 7.1 percent annually to $4.0 billion in 2012 ... More

Acquisition Action Report

ALTANA Boards Recommend Acceptance of SKion Offer
The Management Board and Supervisory Board of ALTANA AG has announced that it supports the offer of SKion GmbH to acquire further shares of the company ... More

Flint Group and Lindgens Sign Joint Venture Agreement
Flint Group and Lindgens Metal Decorating Coatings & Inks have announced the signing of a joint venture agreement ... More

The People File

Eliokem Nominates New CEO 
Philippe Carabin has been named Chief Executive Officer (Président du Directoire) of Eliokem International ... More

PPG Appoints Kahle Chief Technology Officer
PPG Industries has announced that Charles F. Kahle II, Vice President, Coatings Research and Development, is taking on additional responsibility as Chief Technology Officer ... More

Chemsultants International Welcomes David McCann
Chemsultants International has announced the addition of David A. McCann to the company ... More

Datacolor Announces Management Transition
Datacolor has announced that Albert Busch, current Vice President of Datacolor's Industrial Business Unit, will succeed Terry Downes as CEO ... More

Ideal Manufacturing & Sales Announces Award
Oner M. Onergil of Alpha Engineered Process Equipment, St. Louis, MO, is the winner of Ideal Manufacturing & Sales Corp.'s fifth annual Sales Associate of the Year award ... More

Business Barometer

DuPont Takes Aggressive Actions to Strengthen Competitiveness
DuPont has announced further actions to address current market challenges ... More

Company Portfolio

Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings to Terminate Distribution Relationship
The Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings business will discontinue its distribution relationship with ChemPoint ... More

Novaflow Systems Names New Sales Agent in Mexico
Novaflow Systems Inc, Prescott, Ontario, Canada, has announced an agreement with Comercializadora BECASI, S.A. de C.V ... More

Dow Helps EU Importers With REACH Compliance
The Dow Chemical Co. has established the Dow Only Representative Trustee to leverage REACH registrations ... More

Cytec to Move Monomer Production
Cytec Industries Inc. has announced it will be moving its production of monomers from a plant in Pampa, TX ... More

International Paint Brings Color to Houston Revitalization Project
When Houston's city leaders gave the green light to begin work on the area's largest urban revitalization project in decades, International Paint had the right product for the job ... More

AkzoNobel Completes REACH Registration
AkzoNobel has submitted its list of substances in compliance with the European Union's REACH legislation ... More 

Association News

Hydraulic Institute Announces New Members
The Hydraulic Institute has announced that six new organizations have joined the team of member and associate-member companies ... More

Meetings, Courses and Other Events

Cal Poly Offers Short Course
The Polymers and Coatings program at Cal Poly State University will offer a short course on polymers and coatings science ... More

Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology Course Announced
The Swiss Short Course, Advances in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology, will be held in Davos, Switzerland, Aug. 3-7, 2009 ... More