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According to an article in the Charlotte Observer, an employee suffered chemical burns Tuesday evening at an Emerald Performance Materials facility in Charlotte, NC, the result of a chemical spill at the facility.

The Board of Directors of H.B. Fuller Co. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.085 per share of common stock.

The Rust-Oleum Group of RPM International Inc., Medina, OH, has acquired Synta Inc., a producer and marketer of exterior wood deck and concrete restoration systems.

PANalytical Inc., Almelo, the Netherlands, has moved its Houston-area office to a new and larger office at 4802 North Sam Houston Parkway West, Suite 100, Houston, TX.

H.B. Fuller Co., St. Paul, MN, has elected Dante C. Parrini to be an independent member of its board of directors, effective immediately.

PaintCare’s Annual Report for Oregon’s Paint Stewardship Program boasts a 30 percent increase in the paint recycling program’s second year.

LANXESS is announcing a new mid-term goal for its leading earnings indicator – EBITDA pre exceptionals – of EUR 1.8 billion in 2018.

BASF’s global training network is growing, with a newly opened Refinish Competence Center (RCC) in Vietnam and new training centers planned in the United States and Italy.

Lonza Microbial Control, which has long been an active supporter of an international treaty to assure the use of environmentally sound marine coating products, is applauding the United States’ formal approval of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships.

Chemical company Oxea has mechanically completed its latest production plant for specialty esters, Ester 2, in Oberhausen, Germany, on schedule.