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The global chemical company Oxea has announced a change to its leadership team. For personal and family reasons, Neil Robertson, member of the management team of the Oxea Group and Managing Director of Oxea GmbH with responsibility for finance, accounting and IT, will retire at the end of 2011.

Arkema has combined the assets of its existing Arkema Emulsion Systems with those recently acquired from TOTAL to form Arkema Coating Resins.

Clariant, a global supplier of specialty chemicals, is extending its worldwide commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the Asia-Pacific region through hands-on community initiatives and active support for local educational programs.

Elcometer Inc., a leading manufacturer of inspection equipment and software for the coatings inspection industry, has opened a new office to serve the southeastern United States.

IBR, a producer of natural active ingredients for personal care and cosmetics products, has appointed DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor, to market a wide range of its product portfolio in Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Sika Corp. has established a Silicone Competency Center headquartered in Lakewood, NJ.

Andpak Inc., a U.S. specialty chemical packager, announced the launch of Andpak Ltd., a full-service European operation in Halifax, UK.

Schlenk Metallic Pigments, a manufacturer of metal powders, pigments and pastes, has been named a technology partner by Color-Logic.

Lubrizol Performance Coatings, a business division of The Lubrizol Corp., has earned the Ringier Technology Innovation Award in China for the development of its one-component, self-crosslinking polyurethane dispersion (PUD) technology for wood coatings.

H.E. Orr Co., one of the few operations in the nation to perform e-coating and powder coating on one line, has launched its completely new Web site.