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Top Industry News            January 11, 2009 Issue

Demand for Construction Chemical Products in China to Grow
Demand for construction chemical products used in on-site applications in China is forecast to approach 40 billion yuan in 2012 ... More

Texas Chapter of ASSE Donates to New Scholarship
The American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Permian Basin Chapter in Midland, TX, recently donated to the ASSE Foundation toward the establishment of a scholarship ... More

Acquisition Action Report

Rohm and Haas Releases Update on Dow Acquisition 
Rohm and Haas Co. has reported that the European Commission has determined the pending acquisition of Rohm and Haas by The Dow Chemical Co. does not contravene EC competition law ... More

The People File

Hopcus Selected as Reynolds' Worldwide Sales Manager
Reynolds Industries Inc. has appointed Nelson A. Hopcus Sales Manager of Reynolds' worldwide sales organization ... More

Cytec Welcomes New Chairman of the Board and CEO 
Shane Fleming is the new Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer for Cytec Industries Inc ... More 

Business Barometer

Two LyondellBasell Entities File Chapter 11 

LyondellBasell Industries has announced that its U.S. operations and one of its European holding companies have voluntarily filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code ... More 

Company Portfolio

Huntsman Receives Final Payment From Apollo Affiliates
Huntsman Corp. has received the final $425 million in payments from affiliates of Apollo Management, L.P. ... More

Dow Chemical Confirms Commitment to Corporate Strategy
The Dow Chemical Co. has announced a wide range of legal, operational and financial actions that will keep the company on track ... More

New Name For Hoffer's Coatings Inc.
Hoffer's Coatings Inc. has changed the name of its business ... More

RNT Adds Distribution in Korea
Reactive NanoTechnologies Inc. has reached an agreement with GS PMC Korea Co. Ltd. ... More 

Nano News

Universities Announce Nanotechnology Partnership
The University of Leeds has signed a research agreement with King Saud University in Saudi Arabia ... More

Malvern Instruments and Rutgers Collaborate on Lab
A new particle characterization and rheology laboratory is being installed at the Center for Ceramic Research at Rutgers ... More 

Meetings, Courses and Other Events

Pittcon 2009 Announces James L. Waters Symposium 
The Pittsburgh Conference has announced that "Near-Infrared Spectroscopy -NIRS" will be the topic for the 20^th annual James L. Waters Annual Symposium ... More 

Atlas^® Sets Weather-Ometer^® Workshop Dates
Atlas Material Testing Technology has announced the 2009 dates for its Weather-Ometer workshops ... More 

DeVilbiss, Binks and Owens Community College Offer Training
DeVilbiss, Binks and Owens Community College are presenting a spray finishing technology workshop ... More

More additional information on paint and coatings events, visit the PCI Calendar of Events.