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Jotun has officially opened its new paint production facility at Vindal in Sandefjord, Norway, one of the most modern in the world.

The cornerstone of the new EUR 100 million Clariant Innovation Center was officially laid during a ceremony at the Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt.

Perstorp announced that it has strengthened sales and development agreements with selected distributors in the DACH (Deutschland, Austria and Switzerland) region.

Roughly 400 exhibitors from 22 countries will be on hand when the doors open for the 4^th PaintExpo, held April 17-20, 2012, at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre, Karlsruhe, Germany.

At a ceremony attended by guests from business and political arenas, Dr. Martina Flöel, spokesperson for the Executive Board of Oxea, laid the cornerstone for a new Oxea production plant, the Carboxylic Acid Plant 3.

The Dow Chemical Co. announced a capacity increase of 15 percent at the company’s acrylic dispersion plant in Villers-Saint-Paul, France.

The Western European market for construction adhesives will grow by 1.8 percent in terms of value in 2011. The recovery from the economic crisis, which hit the construction industry significantly in 2008, began in 2010 and continues in 2011. A new study by Interconnection Consulting shows that the gradual upswing of the construction industry in Germany is the main driver of this turnaround.

Shell MDS and Evonik Industries signed a six-year contract for Evonik Industries to continue as Shell MDS’ distributor of Shell GTL Sarawax waxes (FT waxes) in Europe. Evonik will produce and sell modified GTL waxes globally with the brand name VESTOWAX®.