Engelhard Corp. (Iselin, NJ) has formed an alliance with Prizmalite Industries Inc. to develop and market new effect and functional materials for a range of applications.

BASF (Mount Olive, NJ) has appointed D.H. Litter Co. (Elmsford, NY) and Whittaker, Clark & Daniels Inc. (South Plainfield, NJ) distributors for BASF's performance chemicals for coatings, plastics and specialties in the eastern and southern United States.